Controversial
It's what the gossip's all about – Now see it on the screen!
1981 · 1h 56m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Lino Brocka
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.
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