Controversial

Mar 20, 1981

1h 56m

★ 6.5

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Four Seasons Films International

Controversial Trailers

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Cast

Teresa / Karina Daluz

Gina Alajar

Mers Madsen

Charo Santos

Alain Soriano

Phillip Salvador

Mauro Dizon

Eddie Garcia

Eddie Randal

Rez Cortez

Dick Conrado

Joe Fabregas

Sonny

Ariosto Reyes Jr.

Fedora

Soxy Topacio

Dading

Joey Luna

Assistant

Nina Lorenzo

Assistant

Beth Mondragon

Mike

Mike Accion

The plot of the movie unfolds through the testimonials of three young sisters: Uring, Luray, and Elya, who recount the grisly sexual molestation they experienced from their adoptive father Timo. The title was taken from the sisters' work as stone tillers in a quarry where most residents earn their living. Apart from being an alcoholic and gambler, Timo is a sex pervert.

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1.5

Ang Kapitbahay

Jan 1, 2003

Paula and Edmund are peacefully married until she meets Nicanor, a composer who happens to be their neighbor. Edmund feels troubled after seeing Paula seeing interest in Nicanor. Could it be that Nicanor is the man who will destroy their lives?

0.0

Lupang Kayumanggi

Nov 11, 1955

The motion picture that will make you proud you are a Filipino.

1.0

War Baby

Jun 22, 2019

Meet Duewand Collier Jr.-Male, 68 years old, American Citizen, a child conceived in the backdrop of the Philippines-American Mutual Defense Treaty, born and raised with Catholic guilt. He has made peace with his past and now tells his story-a story of love.

6.5

Starting Over Again

Feb 12, 2014

A whirlwind romance blossoms between Ginny, an architecture student, and Marco, a professor at her university. Over the course of a decade, dreams get bigger and circumstance brings them apart… yet against all odds, they find each other again—will they make the most of this second chance?

3.8

Ligaya ang Itawag Mo sa Akin

Sep 6, 1997

When asked for her real name, the feisty woman in a rural whorehouse would quip, "Ligaya. It means joy. And that's what I sell." Yet the small-town prostitute is not resigned that she would be in the flesh trade forever. She still harbors the dream of getting out of the job someday. She saves money and fancies that someone would come and marry her as if she were clean and never been a whore. That becomes almost a reality when a hardworking farmer enters her life. Under some problematic circumstances, her chances get blown away-but not exactly of her sole doing.

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8.0

EDSA XXX: Nothing Ever Changes in the Ever-Changing Republic of Ek-Ek-Ek

Dec 1, 2012

EDSA XXX takes us on a wild ride through the ups and downs, twists and turns in the life of one man’s downfall and the rise to fame of another. The present leader KULOG NEGRO has led the country to progress; his rallying call is championing poverty for the benefit of tourists and film festivals. But the well-meaning leader is a mere puppet in the political arena and someone has just decided that he has to go.

0.0

Layang Bilanggo

Nov 11, 2010

An aging assassin hides in a facility for abandoned senior citizens to protect a daughter he left years ago.

1.0

Ekis

Jul 28, 1999

Gene works for the local underworld syndicate but always treats his abductees with kindness. He begins a dangerous affair with ex-bar girl Dolor, who's routinely beaten by her rich husband. When the cops move in on Gene's gang and Dolor's husband winds up dead, the couple flees with the law and their enemies in hot pursuit.

7.0

Call Center Girl

Nov 27, 2013

In her bouts to help her daughter, Teresa accidently lands on a call center job where Regina is employed, giving her a chance (or is it really?) to rekindle her relationship with her daughter. In the call center, she meets people coming from different walks of life; fun-loving Richie, young-living Lolay, prim and proper Martin, and their monster Team Leader Vince.

4.2

Unfriend

Feb 26, 2014

On Christmas Day, 15 year old David finds out that his boyfriend, Jonathan has taken another lover. The discovery leads him on the brink of depression making him think of ways to have him back at all cost. He has invited Jonathan to see him on this day for the last time.