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Oct 27, 2015 · Oct. 27, 2015. By turns lyrical and crude, laid-back and feverishly overheated, Lino Brocka’s “ Insiang ” (1976) is at once original and yet so familiar that you may find yourself annotating it...
Nov 4, 2020 · Poverty, misery, drunkenness, and gambling rule the shanty town of Tondo, where people barely make a living through mostly odd jobs. Insiang is one of the few exceptions of true beauty in this setting, although her life is by no means easier due to the fact.
Rated: 5/5 Aug 18, 2023 Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse "Insiang" is a masterpiece, a film that truly highlights how melodrama can be a work of high art and not just a...
Directed by Lino Brocka. Filipino film set in a shantytown where poverty breeds anger, hatred, and violence in its residents. Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat. This 1976 film from the Phillipines is regarded by many as a classic.
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.
Apr 8, 2016 · At a lean 95 minutes, the film manages to shift multiple perspectives within its ensemble, all anchored by the titular Insiang ( Hilda Koronel ), an exceptionally beautiful 17-year-old girl tended over by her distracted single mother, Tanya ( Mona Lisa ), who’s still bitter from being abandoned by her husband and Insiang’s father.
Insiang Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Ryan Oquiza Sinegang. Every frame of this film epitomizes the deteriorating conditions the slums had to endure under...
