(A Speck in the Water)
Ishmael Bernal’s opus recreates the quality and slow pace of life in a dying village surrounded by the sea as it is caught in the eternal cycle of love and hate, of fertility and pollution, of birth and death. A bold and successful attempt to depart from the usual commercial fare, it cryptically paints a large, bleak canvas showing rural fold and how their chances at redemption and happiness are irreversibly decimated by poverty, ignorance, neglect and the dark side of big business.
Director: Ishmael Bernal
Writer: Jorge Arago (story)
Stars: Elizabeth Oropesa, Daria Ramirez, George Estregan |
TV-14 | 1h 58min | Drama | 6 August 1976 (Philippines)
Release Dates
Philippines 6 August 1976
Germany 20 January 2008 (Asian Hot Shots Berlin Festival for Film and Video Art)
Philippines 8 August 2018 (Cínemalayà: Philippine Independent Film Festival)
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