The Captive Virgins (1977)

Original title

Mga Bilanggong Birhen

Directed by

Romy Suzara

Genre

drama

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 54m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A period drama set in the 1920s Philippines under American colonial rule. It follows events in a community that reflect the tensions and criticisms of that era.

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What happens

Mga Bilanggong Birhen (English: The Captive Virgins) is a controversial 1977 Philippine period drama film produced by Armida Siguion-Reyna and directed by Mario O'Hara and Romy Suzara from a screenplay written by O'Hara. The movie served as a commentary on the state of the Philippines in the 1920s during the American colonial period. The film was restored in 4K high-definition by the ABS-CBN Film Archives through the facilities of Central Digital Lab in Makati as part of the Centennial Year of the Philippine Cinema. For overseas releases, the film's title is renamed as Familia Sagrada. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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