Controversial

Name: Controversial
Director: Lino Brocka
Genre: Drama
Released: 1981-03-20
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Gina Alajar, Charo Santos, Phillip Salvador, Eddie Garcia, Rez Cortez

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1981 · 116 min · Drama · TMDB 6.5/10

Overview

Brocka's potboiler about the rise of a starlet is the quintessential rags-to-riches, prey-turned-predator story, brimming with true-life anecdotes and an authentically acerbic sense of the seamier side of show business.

Directed by Lino Brocka

Cast

Gina Alajar — Teresa / Karina Daluz
Charo Santos — Mers Madsen
Phillip Salvador — Alain Soriano
Eddie Garcia — Mauro Dizon
Rez Cortez — Eddie Randal