Bona
1984 · 1h 26m · Drama · Philippines
Bona, a middle-class student, becomes infatuated with a struggling actor, Gardo, and drops out of school to live with him. She becomes his unpaid maid, performing chores and enduring his relationships with other women, in the hopes of reciprocation.
Directed by
Lino BrockaWritten by
Cenen Ramones6.1Smart score
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abortionactorindependent filmlife in the slumsloss of fathermanila philippinesobsessed fanrevenge
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