Santiago!
...the story told by the dictates of the conscience and written with blood and tears of courage...
1970 · 1h 53m · N/A
Action
Directed by
Lino Brocka
Overview
A nighttime attempt to sabotage a Japanese munitions store in the little town of Santiago goes wrong when Gonzalo (Fernando Poe, Jr.) discovers that the schoolhouse they are about to blow up is filled with women, old men, and schoolchildren.
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