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1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Criterion collection #926
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Aspect ratio: Widescreen (1.85:1)
A young fisherman from a provincial village arrives in the capital on a quest to track down his girlfriend, who was lured there with the promise of work and hasn't been heard from since. In the meantime, he takes a low-wage job at a construction site and witnesses life on the streets, where death strikes without warning, corruption and exploitation are commonplace, and protests hint at escalating civil unrest
Originally released as a motion picture in 1975
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Based on the novel by Edgardo M. Reyes
Widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio)
Cinematography by Mike De Leon, Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr
Hilda Koronel, Bembol Roco, Lou Salvador Jr
Tagalog dialogue; English subtitles