Manila in the Claws of Light/Insiang

Two Filipino dramas directed by Lino Brocka. In 'Manila in the Claws of Light' (1975) young Júlio Madiaga (Bembol Roco) leaves his rural home and travels to the urban sprawl of Manila. He picks up a job as a construction worker, but is not accustomed to such hard labour and so he struggles at first. Júlio begins to make friends and spend time in the markets. On one such outing, he meets someone who could point him in the direction of the woman Júlio loves, a girl named Ligaya Paraiso (Hilda Koronel) who also came to Manila in the hopes of a good education. But just as Júlio and Ligaya begin to reconnect, the criminal underbelly of the city makes itself known to them. In 'Insiang' (1976) the titular character (Koronel) is a young woman living with her bitter mother Tonya (Mona Lisa) in a slum. Tonya's husband left her some time ago but his family remained with her, until now. Tonya casts them out to make way for her new boyfriend, a terrible bully named Dado (Ruel Vernal) who is far younger than her. Insiang is forced to flee her home but finds no solace in her friend Bebot (Rez Cortez).

Special Features

Behind the Scenes, Biographies, Booklet, Documentaries: 'Manila...A Filipino Film'; 'Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines'; 'Signed: Lino Brocka'; 'The Guardian Lecture: Lino Brocka in conversation with Tony Rayns', Image Gallery, Interviews: Lino Brocka, Making of Documentary

Actors: Hilda Koronel, Lou Salvador Jr., Pio De Castro III, Danilo Posadas, Joe Jardy, Spanky Manikan, Edipolo Erosido, Pancho Pelagio, Mona Lisa, Rez Cortez, Marlon Ramirez, Nina Lorenzo, Mely Mallari, Carpi Asturias, George Atutubo, Eddie Pagayon, Jimmy Calaguas, Ruel Vernal, Bembol Roco, Joonee Gamboa

Audio Languages: Filipino

Duration: 220 minutes

Number of Discs: 4

Subtitle Languages: English

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