Lino Brocka
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Catalino Ortiz Brocka was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most important filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. Brocka directed over 60 films across
An undated photo of Brocka
Cultural profile of Lino Brocka from the "Order of National Artists" (National Commission for Culture and the Arts)
Detail of the Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, showing names from the 2007 batch of Bantayog Honorees, including that of Lino Brocka.
Insiang
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Insiang is a 1976 Philippine drama film directed by Lino Brocka. Its screenplay, written by Mario O'Hara and Lamberto E. Antonio, is based on O'Hara's teleplay of the same name. Set in the slums of To
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…Weighed But Found Wanting (1974) and Manila in the Claws of Light (1975), the latter of which is considered the greatest Filipino film of all time. Insiang (1976) was the first Philippine film to screen at Cannes Film Festival, followed by his other films Jaguar (1979) and This Is My Country (1984). Other…
Theatrical release poster
Cannes Classics poster for Insiang