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1990

Dirty Affair

Directed by Lino Brocka
An explosive, provocative drama about power, lust and love, as timely as today's events.

A teenage boy befriends a starlet who is having an affair with an ambitious mayor. As the elections are coming up, the mayor's wife wants him to get rid of his mistress. The starlet agrees to stop the affair on condition that the mayor help release her boyfriend from jail. The mayor does so, but wants the former jail-bird to kill his political rival.

Duration

2h

Released

May 17, 1990

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6.8

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Cast16

  • Dina Bonnevie
  • Christopher de Leon
  • Eddie Garcia
  • Charo Santos
  • Bembol Roco
  • Allan Paule
  • Francis Magalona
  • William Lorenzo
  • Perla Bautista

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