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Insiang (1976)

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Insiang

Lino Brocka | Philippines | 1976 | M
Film

When

Wed 29 Oct 2025

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Originally made by Brocka and actress Hilda Koronel as an episode of the TV drama series Hilda, the two reprise their respective creative and onscreen roles for this feature-film remake, which launched the director as a prominent figure in world cinema when screened at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival (a first for a Filipino film).

Shot in the slums of Tondo in Manila amidst the real dangers of organised crime, Brocka’s depiction of the harsh realities of urban poverty and his brutally poetic imagery are today understood as thinly veiled criticisms of President Ferdinand Marcos’ martial law state.

Courtesy of the Cineteca di Bologna.

Format: DCP
Language: Tagalog with English subtitles
Source: Cineteca di Bologna
Runtime: 95 mins

Event duration

95 mins

Rating

M

The content is moderate in impact

Where

Cinema 1, Level 2
ACMI, Fed Square

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