Two Films by Lino Brocka Dual Format

'Manila in the Claws of Light' / 'Insiang' BFI Dual Format | Includes both DVD & Blu-ray discs | 4K restorations |  Staff Pick  | Tagalog w/ English subtitles

Filipino director Lino Brocka was a force of nature in world cinema, his powerful work illuminating the harsh social realities of life in his home country. Thanks to Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project, his two finest works have been rescued from obscurity and restored in 4K:

Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)
A fascinating portrait of life in Manila's corrupt, teeming urban jungle finds a young rural fisherman arriving in the Filipino capital to look for his girlfriend. Robbed of his cash, he struggles to survive, drifting through the city in search of his beloved.

Insiang (1976)
The story of a girl who, having been raped by her mother's boyfriend, seeks comfort in the arms of her would-be suitor. Finding him little better than her attacker, she is forced to return home where she sets about exacting her revenge.

Special features include:
- Manila... A Filipino Film (Mike de Leon, 1975, 23 mins): making-of doc featuring interviews and BTS footage
- Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines (Ron Orders, 1983, 40 mins): Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino directors
- Signed: Lino Brocka (Christian Blackwood, 1987, 84 mins): award-winning feature-length documentary exploring the director's life and work
- The Guardian Lecture: Lino Brocka in conversation with Tony Rayns (1982, 62 mins, audio only)
- Illustrated booklet featuring a new essay by Cathy Landicho Clark, and an archive interview with Lino Brocka