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Manila in the Claws of Light (Tagalog: Maynila, sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag) is a 1975 Filipino neo noir drama mystery film directed by Lino Brocka based on the story In the Claws of Brightness by Edgardo M. Reyes.
Jul 16, 1975 · Manila in the Claws of Light: Directed by Lino Brocka. With Hilda Koronel, Bembol Roco, Lou Salvador Jr., Joonee Gamboa. Júlio Madiaga, a 'provinciano', arrives in Manila to search for his beloved, Ligaya.
Jun 18, 2023 · From Letterboxd: A young fisherman from a provincial village arrives in the capital on a quest to track down his girlfriend, who was lured there with the...
Manila in the Claws of Light. Lino Brocka achieved international acclaim with this candid portrait of 1970s Manila, a breakout example of the more serious-minded filmmaking the director had turned to after building a career on mainstream movies he described as “soaps.”
Maynila, Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag (1975) Trailer - Digitally Remastered and Restored.Director: Lino BrockaCast: Hilda Koronel, Lou Salvador, Jr., Tommy Abuel,...
Feb 5, 2014 · Lino Brocka’s “Manila in the Claws of Light,” at the Museum of Modern Art, is a 1975 movie about the limits to life in the Philippines under the dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos.
Aug 12, 2022 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com A significant pillar of Filipino cinema at last recuperated, Brocka's Manila in the Claws of Light is a profoundly sympathetic melodrama...