Lino Brocka Movies

Julio, a young fisherman from a provincial village, descends into social alienation as he arrives in Manila to search for his loved one.

A story about the life of a young girl living with her mother in the slums of Manila, which becomes unbearable when her mother's young boyfriend...

Film critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers.

A young, middle-class girl from the Philippines, Bona drops out of high school to follow Gardo, a minor actor in low-budget films. This decision...

A nun is ostracized by her superiors after a brutal encounter with a rapist leaves her pregnant.

A modern-day version of the biblical legend of Cain and Abel. Strong-willed matriarch Señora Pina favors her younger son Ellis over the older...

A street hustler falls in love with a bar girl. They get married, but separate when the guy gets meted a death sentence after gunning down a rich...

Mario O'Hara's surreal debut film about a man recovering from mental illness.

Salve, a content barrio lass, is married to Alfred, an aspiring politician. Alfred meets Via finds out that they can both be very useful to each...

As their wedding day approaches, Joel and Grace open up about their past lovers, and just before the wedding day, their ex-lovers meet up with them.

A mother and daughter falls madly in love with mysterious stranger Emil Santos.

Coring, a gay beautician, is left with a baby by his former ward, Dennis. The baby grows up thinking that Coring is his real father. Everything seems...

Pol moves to Manila for better opportunities after his American lover leaves. However, he gets drawn into the gritty world of gay prostitution and...

Delfin is a doctor who returns to his hometown in the hopes of giving medical assistance to the people of Buena Vista who are suffering from leprosy....

A privileged teenager, disillusioned with the hypocrisy he witnesses in his small town, forms a bond with a lonely leper and a mentally unstable...

A corrupt, lonely couple manipulates a naive, young couple using money, power, and lies.

A 1984 erotic melodrama by Lino Brocka about a former softcore porn star ("bold star" in the Philippines), her abusive husband and their new...

Ivan, a writer living in Manila, walks through the city in search of his past.

Poldo, a poor man, takes up a job as a security guard at a high-class apartment complex. However, he soon finds himself protecting his employer's son...

An actress's past is unraveled after a fan starts stalking her.