Quite a notorious production, the recently restored in 4K by the Philippine Film archive “Manila By Night” presents the “nightlife” of Manila in all its sex, drugs, and violence-driven glory, to the point that the censors, after instigation from the former First Lady Imelad Marcos, cut the movie severely and even changed its title to “City After Dark” in order to avoid any association with the nation’s capital. In Udine, the film is presented in its uncut 150 minutes version.
“Manila by Night” is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival
The story is rather complicated as it revolves around a plethora of characters: Alex is a schoolboy that also happens to be a folk singer, but at the same time he is a homosexual and drug addict, with his constant wasting of money frequently aggravating his mother, Virgie, who tries her best to “save” her son but frequently fails.
“Manila by Night” is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival
The story is rather complicated as it revolves around a plethora of characters: Alex is a schoolboy that also happens to be a folk singer, but at the same time he is a homosexual and drug addict, with his constant wasting of money frequently aggravating his mother, Virgie, who tries her best to “save” her son but frequently fails.
- 5/1/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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