Kontrobersyal

“It's what the gossip's all about – Now see it on the screen!”

6.5

1981

1h 56m

Drama

Brocka's potboiler about the rise of a starlet is the quintessential rags-to-riches, prey-turned-predator story, brimming with true-life anecdotes and an authentically acerbic sense of the seamier side of show business.

Key Crew

Director

Lino Brocka

Producers

Peter L. Gan

Writers

Tony Perez

Cinematography

Conrado Baltazar

Cast (30)

Gina Alajar

Teresa / Karina Daluz

Charo Santos

Mers Madsen

Phillip Salvador

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