The oldest surviving Filipino film produced by the "Father of Philippine Cinema," Jose Nepomuceno. The film tells the love story between Jose (Rogelio de la Rosa) and Ligaya (Mari Velez) who live contentedly on an island until a stranger named Wong comes with a gang of his men, wanting the lovely maiden for himself.
The oldest surviving Filipino film produced by the "Father of Philippine Cinema," Jose Nepomuceno. The film tells the love story between Jose (Rogelio de la Rosa) and Ligaya (Mari Velez) who live contentedly on an island until a stranger named Wong comes with a gang of his men, wanting the lovely maiden for himself.
In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind of movie they wanted, any way they pleased. It was a country with extremely lax labor regulations and a very permissive attitude towards cultural expression. As a result, it became a hotbed for the production of cheapie movies. Their history and the genre itself are detailed in this breezy, nostalgic documentary.
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