Batch '81
ΑΚΩ 81
1982 · 1h 40m · Drama, Thriller · Philippines
A secret world... where freedom is obedience and authority is violence.
Sid Lucero, a 21-year old pre-Med student, is an aspiring neophyte of the Alpha Kappa Omega fraternity. Over a six-month initiation period, he and six other neophytes are subjected to severe physical and psychological torture in and outside the fraternity house.
Directed by
Mike de Leon6.0Smart score
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college studentcross dressingfraternityfraternity initiationfraternity pledgehazinginitiationintimidationphilippinestortureviolentviolent death
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