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Lino Brocka
Director 1939 - 1991

Lino Brocka

Pilar, Sorsogon, Philippines

Catalino "Lino" Ortiz Brocka was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. In 1983, he founded the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), dedicated to helping... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

6 titles
Macho Dancer

Macho Dancer

Lino Brocka 1988 2h 16m

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

Bayan ko: Kapit sa patalim

Bayan ko: Kapit sa patalim

Lino Brocka 1984 1h 48m

A laborer gets money for his wife's pregnancy from his boss on the condition that he will not join the union.

Insiang

Insiang

Lino Brocka 1976 1h 35m 10.0

A young woman raped by her mother's new boyfriend finds a new way to exact revenge.

Tinimbang ka ngunit kulang

Tinimbang ka ngunit kulang

Lino Brocka 1974 2h 8m

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

Tatlo, dalawa, isa

Tatlo, dalawa, isa

Lino Brocka 1974 2h 35m

Three intimate stories showing the perseverance of hope despite a sense of despair, featuring a drug addict, an abandoned daughter and a repressed catholic.

Maynila sa mga kuko ng liwanag

Maynila sa mga kuko ng liwanag

Lino Brocka 1966 2h 7m 8.0

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

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