A Speck in the Water (1976)

Original title

Nunal sa Tubig

Directed by

Ishmael Bernal

Genre

drama

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 58m

Rating

8.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A love triangle unfolds between a fisherman and two women in a poor village on Laguna de Bay. One woman is a soon-to-be midwife and the other is a beautiful young woman from the barrio.

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What happens

A Speck in the Water (Filipino: Nunal Sa Tubig) is a 1976 Philippine drama film written by Jorge Arago and directed by Ishmael Bernal. It tells the story of a love triangle in the impoverished village involving Benjamin (George Estregan), a fisherman in Laguna de Bay, and two women in the villageーChedeng (Daria Ramirez), a soon-to-be midwife, and Maria (Elizabeth Oropesa), a beautiful young woman from the barrio. It won Best Picture at the 1977 Catholic Mass Media Awards. It received seven nominations from the 1977 Gawad Urian including Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, and Best Sound. Daria Ramirez was nominated for Best Actress, while Bernal as nominated for Best Direction. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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