Bona (1980)

Directed by

Lino Brocka

Genre

drama film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl becomes deeply devoted to a bit actor and follows him around. She makes sacrifices for him while he largely ignores her.

obsessivemelancholicintimateslow-pacedemotionalearnestgroundedsad

What happens

Bona is a 1980 Filipino drama film directed by Lino Brocka from a story and screenplay written by Cenen Ramones. Starring Nora Aunor as the title character, the film tells the story of a young girl infatuated with a bit actor, played by Phillip Salvador. Aunor also produced the film through her production company, NV Productions. The film, which premiered on December 25, 1980, was one of the official entries to the 6th Metro Manila Film Festival, and subsequently premiered at the Directors' Fortnight of the 34th Cannes Film Festival in 1981. Aunor received her second Gawad Urian for Best Actress for her role. In 2024, the digitally restored version of the film premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival during the Cannes Classics section. It had its local Philippine premiere as the closing film of the 20th Cinemalaya Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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