Dahas
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How it feels
A woman experiences domestic violence and marital rape from her husband. She is also dealing with the trauma of being raped by a stranger before her wedding. The film follows her struggle within these violent circumstances.
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What happens
Dahas (English: Violence) is a 1995 Philippine psychological crime thriller film directed by Chito S. Roño from a story and screenplay written by Roy Iglesias. The film stars Maricel Soriano, Richard Gomez, and Tonton Gutierrez in a tale of domestic violence and marital rape, where a battered woman who was raped by an unknown man before her wedding. Produced by MAQ Productions and distributed by Regal Films, the film was released theatrically on 25 December 1995, as one of the entries to the 21st Metro Manila Film Festival. It was later screened in Japan on 15 September 1996, as one of the Philippine films exhibited at the 6th Fukuoka International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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