Insiang (1976)
December 25, 1976Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Insiang is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
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Cast & Crew.
Hilda Koronel
Insiang
Mona Lisa
Tonya
Rez Cortez
Bebot
Marlon Ramirez
Nanding Karyas
Ruel Vernal
Dado
Nina Lorenzo
Ludy Karyas
Mely Mallari
Tonya's Sister-in-law
Carpi Asturias
Mr. Karyas
George Atutubo
Actor
Joe Jardi
Bebot's Friend
Eddie Pagayon
Bebot's friend
Lino Brocka
Director
Danilo Posadas
Dado's Friend
Mario O'Hara
Writer
Lamberto E. Antonio
Writer
Minda D. Azarcon
Composer
Conrado Baltazar
Cinematographer
Tommy Yap
Hotel Manager
Augusto Salvador
Editor
Romeo Vitug
Still Photographer
Joey Luna
Makeup Artist
Rudy Baldovino
Sound Supervisor
Rogelio B. Pasicolan
Executive In Charge Of Production
Jerry O'Hara
Assistant Director
Fiel Zabat
Art Direction
George Santos
Production Manager
Ruby Tiong Tan
Executive Producer
Danny Salvador
Sound Effects
Jun Manuel
Set Dresser
Dharry Boy Bustos
Assistant Camera
Roberto Sarmiento
Electrician
Ago Salvador
Sound Recordist
Divino Derige
Clapper Loader
Renato de la Paz
Camera Loader
Jimmy Peralta
Still Photographer
Berting Bustos
Sound Assistant
Belen Chikote
Jimmy Calaguas
Estrella Antonio
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Insiang (Tagalog pronunciation: [inʃjaŋ]) 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.