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Bulaklak ng Maynila (1999)
Directed by Joel Lamangan
Drama, Thriller · 1h 41m
A woman who falls under the sway of a crime boss plots to bring him down after a horrible betrayal in this drama from the Philippines. Azun (Elizabeth Oropesa) is a wife and mother living in a dangerous neighborhood in Manila, where she peddles goods on the street. Azun's husband Roque (Bembol Roco) becomes involved in a burglary that goes awry, leading to a lengthy jail sentence. With few options, and needing safety and support, Azun becomes involved with Timo (Christopher De Leon), leader of a local crime syndicate. But Timo's protection does not extend to Azun's teenage daughter Ada (Angelu De Leon); Timo rapes Ada, then forces her to leave her boyfriend (Jomari Yllana) and start dancing in his strip club. When Azun learns what Timo has done to Ada, she makes plans to get her revenge.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Joel Lamangan
- Screenplay
- Ricky Lee
- Editor
- Tara Illenberger
- Producer
- Veronique del Rosario-Corpus, Vincent del Rosario III
Details
- Release date
- 1999-12-29
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- Tagalog
- Countries
- Philippines
- Production
- Viva Films
Angelu de Leon
Christopher de Leon
Elizabeth Oropesa
Jomari Yllana
Bembol Roco
Maureen Larrazabal
Perla Bautista
Jim Pebanco
Tony Mabesa
Yda Manzano
Joy Viado