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Pasan Ko ang Daigdig (1987)

Pasan Ko ang Daigdig poster
Directed by
Lino Brocka
Genre
romance, drama, music
Country
Philippines
Runtime
2h 08m
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman struggles against poverty and social injustice to survive and protect her loved ones. The story follows her difficult journey and romantic entanglements.

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What happens

Pasan Ko ang Daigdig (lit. 'I carry the World') is a 1987 Philippine drama film directed by National Artist Lino Brocka. The screenplay written by Rene Villanueva and Orlando Nadres was based on the comics serial written by Pablo S. Gomez. It stars Sharon Cuneta, Loretta Marquez, and Tonton Gutierrez. It was the first time Brocka and Cuneta worked together on a movie. Produced and distributed by Viva Films, the film was theatrically released on September 30, 1987. In 2007, it was remade into a television drama series of the same name by GMA Network as the fourth installment of Sine Novela and stars Yasmien Kurdi as Lupe and JC de Vera as Carding. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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