Perfumed nightmare (1977)

Original title

Mababangong Bangungot

Directed by

Kidlat Tahimik

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

18+

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young jeepney driver in the Philippines dreams of space travel and Western life. He goes to Paris where his glossy ideas of the West start to fade.

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What happens

Perfumed Nightmare (Tagalog: Mababangong Bangungot), a 1977 Filipino comedy-drama, is the story of a young Filipino jeepney driver from Barangay Balian, Laguna infatuated with the ideas of space travel and the West, who gradually becomes disillusioned after living in Paris. Kidlat Tahimik produced, wrote, directed, edited, co-shot, and acted in it. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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