Manila by Night

Year: 1980

Runtime: 150 mins

Language: Tagalog

Director: Ishmael Bernal

Drama

After dark, Manila's hidden nightlife emerges, revealing the lives of ordinary people. Lovers and families navigate conflict while surviving on streets plagued by drugs and prostitution. The film paints a gritty portrait of the city’s alleyways, where love, desperation and survival intertwine.

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