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Insiang (Tagalog pronunciation:) is a 1976 Philippine drama film directed by Lino Brocka. Its screenplay, written by Mario O'Hara and Lamberto E. Antonio , is based on O'Hara's teleplay of the same name.
Dec 6, 1978 · Insiang: Directed by Lino Brocka. With Hilda Koronel, Mona Lisa, Rez Cortez, Marlon Ramirez. The life of a young girl living with her mother in the slums of Manila becomes unbearable when her mother's young boyfriend moves in with them.
Jul 25, 2021 · Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4. A film about the life of a young girl living with her mother in the slums of Manila becomes unbearable when her mother's young boyfriend moves in with them.
Lino Brocka’s 'Insiang' paints the horrific reality in the slums of Manila. This evocative work, which critics praised and analysed heavily, prides itself on being the first Filipino film screened at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
Insiang. Jealousy and violence take center stage in this claustrophobic melodrama, a tautly constructed character study set in the slums of Manila. Lino Brocka crafts an eviscerating portrait of an innocent daughter and her bitter mother as women scorned.
A savage commentary on the degradations of urban poverty, especially for women, INSIANG was the first Philippine film ever to play at Cannes. Restored by the Cineteca di Bologna/ L’Immagine Ritrovata.
The life of a young girl living with her mother in the slums of Manila becomes unbearable when her mother's young boyfriend moves in with them. Trapped in the slums, Insiang loathes living with her disapproving, sharp-tongued mother Tonya.
“Insiang” is first and foremost a character analysis: a young woman raised in a miserable environment. The director used this character to recreate the ‘violence’ stemming from urban overpopulation, to show the annihilation of a human being, the loss of human dignity caused by the physical and social environment and to point out the ...
Insiang is a 1976 Philippine drama film directed by Lino Brocka. Its screenplay, written by Mario O'Hara and Lamberto E. Antonio, is based on O'Hara's teleplay of the same...
Insiang leads a quiet life dominated by household duties, but after she is raped by her mother’s lover and abandoned by the young man who claims to care for her, she exacts vicious revenge. A savage commentary on the degradations of urban poverty, especially for women, Insiang was the first Philippine film ever to play at Cannes.
