Cain and Abel (1982)

Original title

Cain at Abel

Directed by

Lino Brocka

Genre

crime, drama, action, thriller

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

R-18

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers clash over their family's land inheritance. Their mother's favoritism sets off a violent and bloody rivalry.

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What happens

Cain and Abel (Filipino: Cain at Abel) is a 1982 Philippine action thriller drama film directed by Lino Brocka from a written story and screenplay by Ricardo "Ricky" Lee. Inspired by the Biblical story of two brothers, Christopher de Leon and Phillip Salvador respectively played the roles of Ellis and Lorenzo, the two brothers and sons of Senyora Pina (Mona Lisa), who have different views on each other. However, the sibling rivalry became violent and bloody due to the issue of inheritance of their family land and Senyora Pina's favoritism to her younger son. It also stars Carmi Martin as Zita, Ellis's fiancée from Manila; Cecille Castillo as Rina, the house helper, and Ellis's other woman; and Baby Delgado as Becky, Lorenzo's wife. Produced and distributed by Cine Suerte, the film was first premiered in Spain on September 18, 1982, as the first Philippine entry for the San Sebastián International Film Festival. It was later released theatrically in the Philippines on October 8, 1982. The film was digitally restored and remastered by ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project and Central Digital Lab in 2016; the restored version premiered on August 11, 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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