Neorealism Under Martial Law in Lino Brocka’s Manila in the Claws of Light

Protagonist Julio Madiaga standing off-center, lights from neon signs in the background.

|Andrea Buiser| Lino Brocka was born in the province of Sorsogon in 1939, in what was then an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States that existed from 1935 to 1946. Growing up in a setting that shaped his understanding of social inequality, Brocka’s early life… Continue reading