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Asawa Ko Huwag Mong Agawin

1987 · 131 min

A slow, emotionally charged melodrama about love and betrayal that asks you to sit with the ache of its tangled relationships.

Tagline
The other woman knows all about pleasure. The wife knows all about pain.
Overview
Two couples find themselves in a complicated love triangle.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • betrayal
    • family
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance6
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Emmanuel H. Borlaza
    Written by
    Jake Cocadiz, Jose Javier Reyes
    Starring
    Vilma Santos, Eddie Gutierrez, Gabby Concepcion, Amalia Fuentes, Gretchen Barretto, Sheryl Cruz, Deborah Sun, Debraliz
    Cinematography
    Sergio Lobo
    Runtime
    131 min
    Country
    Philippines
    Languages
    Tagalog

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