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Bona

1984 · 86 min

A slow, suffocating study of obsession and exploitation that builds to a shocking, unforgettable climax.

Directed by
Lino Brocka
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nora Aunor, Phillip Salvador, Marissa Delgado
Overview
Bona, a middle-class student, becomes infatuated with a struggling actor, Gardo, and drops out of school to live with him. She becomes his unpaid maid, performing chores and enduring his relationships with other women, in the hopes of reciprocation.

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Directed by
Lino Brocka
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nora Aunor, Phillip Salvador, Marissa Delgado
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • class
  • power
  • isolation
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Lino Brocka
Written by
Cenen Ramones
Starring
Nora Aunor, Phillip Salvador, Marissa Delgado, Raquel Monteza, Venchito Galvez, Rustica Carpio, Nanding Josef, Spanky Manikan
Music
Lutgardo Labad
Cinematography
Conrado Baltazar
Runtime
86 min
Country
Philippines
Languages
Tagalog

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