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Kontrobersyal (1981) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1981 · 116 mins · Tagalog
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- Directed by
- Lino Brocka
- Starring
- Menggie Cobarrubias, Rez Cortez, Eddie Garcia, Bembol Roco, Gina Alajar, Evelyn Vargas
Brocka’s potboiler follows a starlet’s meteoric rise from obscurity to fame, turning the classic rags‑to‑riches tale on its head as she shifts from prey to predator. Filled with true‑life anecdotes, the film offers a sharply witty, unflinching look at the seedy underside of show business, delivering the gossip everyone’s been buzzing about.
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