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"Midnight Dancers"
1995
Directed by Mel Chionglo

Banned in the Philippines, this is the story of three young brothers who are trapped in the world of exotic dancing and prostitution which characterizes much of Manila's gay nighttime scene. Though they struggle along different paths, in the end, the violence of the streets brings them all to the brink of desperation. "A Filipino answer to Visconti's neo-realist epic Rocco and His Brothers...a movie with a big heart and a large vision" (New York Times). Filipino with English subtitles. 118 minutes.