Bona, a middle-class student, becomes infatuated with a struggling actor, Gardo, and drops out of school to live with him. She becomes his unpaid maid, performing chores and enduring his relationships with other women, in the hopes of reciprocation.
Acting
Nora Aunor's eyes contain multitudes of silent suffering.
Direction
Brocka makes Manila's slums breathe with humid intimacy.
Cinematography
Claustrophobic framing that traps you in Bona's obsession.
Director
Lino Brocka
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