No Filipino director of the last century achieved more international recognition comparable to that of Lino Brocka (1939–1991). One of his best-known films is MAYNILA. It tells the story of Julio, a young fisherman from the provinces who comes to Manila to look for his girlfriend. To survive, he takes a job as a construction worker. Shot on location and structured episodically, the film conveys an accurate picture of the lives of the poor in the big city, of exploitation and corruption. An important subtext of the film is prostitution – both of women and men.

MANILA IN THE CLAWS OF LIGHT - Restored in 2013 by the World Cinema Foundation and the Film Development Council of the Philippines at Cineteca di Bologna/L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory, in association with LVN, Cinema Artists Philippines and Mike de Leon. Restoration funding provided by Doha Film Institute.

Philippinen 1975. R: Lino Brocka

D: Rafael Roco, Jr., Hilda Koronel, Lou Salvador, Jr. 126 Min. DCP. Original mit englischen Untertiteln

WIEDERHOLUNG DES FILMS am 24.10. um 20:30 Uhr

In Kooperation mit Ehrengastland 2025: die Philippinen. Restored in 2013 by the World Cinema Foundation and the Film Development Council of the Philippines at Cineteca di Bologna/L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory, in association with LVN, Cinema Artists Philippines and Mike de Leon. Restoration funding provided by Doha Film Institute.

ADDITIONAL PROGRAM: LINO BROCKA'S FILM INSIANG (1976) WILL BE SCREENED ON 30 OCTOBER 6PM AT THE CINEMA OF THE DFF