Insiang
Sign in to saveInsiang () 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 Tondo, Manila, the film stars Hilda Koronel as the eponymous character: the young daughter of a resentful mother (Mona Lisa), whose much-younger lover (Ruel Vernal) rapes her. After her assault and the betrayal of her own lover (Rez Cortez), Insiang seeks revenge. A representation of urban poverty, the film explores themes of betrayal, revenge and despair.
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7.1A story about the life of a young girl living with her mother in the slums of Manila, which becomes unbearable when her mother's young boyfriend moves in with them.
Released: 1976-12-2595 minDir: Lino BrockaDrama
Cast
- Hilda Koronel as Insiang
- Mona Lisa as Tonya
- Ruel Vernal as Dado
- Rez Cortez as Bebot
- Marlon Ramirez as Nanding Karyas
- Nina Lorenzo as Ludy Karyas
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1976
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Philippines
- Original language
- Tagalog
- Main subject
- revenge
- Director
- Lino Brocka
- Cast member
- Hilda Koronel
- Narrative location
- Manila
- Duration
- +95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 935575
- Distribution format
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Themes
- Production
- Release
- Initial release
- Later release and home media
- {{anchor|Reception and aftermath}}Reception and legacy
- Accolades
- See also
- References
- External links
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 Tondo, Manila, the film stars Hilda Koronel as the eponymous character: the young daughter of a resentful mother (Mona Lisa), whose much-younger lover (Ruel Vernal) rapes her. After her assault and the betrayal of her own lover (Rez Cortez), Insiang seeks revenge. A representation of urban poverty, the film explores themes of betrayal, revenge and despair.
It is the first Philippine film to be shown at the Cannes Film Festival, and to use Tondo as a shooting location. A box-office failure, Insiang received good reviews from critics (some of whom regarded it as one of Brocka's best). The film's rights were transferred to the Film Development Council of the Philippines in 2015 by producer Ruby Tiong Tan for the council's discussion with Martin Scorsese's The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, about its restoration. The restored version was selected for screening in the Cannes Classics section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, and played at a number of other film festivals.