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Kontrobersyal

Kontrobersyal

"It's what the gossip's all about – Now see it on the screen!"

6.5(2 votes)
1981
1h 56m
Drama

Brocka's potboiler about the rise of a starlet is the quintessential rags-to-riches, prey-turned-predator story, brimming with true-life anecdotes and an authentically acerbic sense of the seamier side of show business.

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Production

Companies:
Four Seasons Films International

Languages

Original:tl
Spoken:
Tagalog

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