Perfumed Nightmare
Kidlat, a Filipino jeepney driver, is fascinated by the idea of the American space programme and by Western society as a whole. When he moves to Paris, disillusionment sets in as his dreams are gradually shattered.
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Cast
12 people
Kidlat Tahimik Director · Hartmut Lerch Cinematographer
United States release November 28, 1980 · Produced in Philippines · Languages English, French, German, Tagalog
Production
Kidlat Kulog Productions
Production
American Zoetrope
Production
Philippines
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Languages
Original title
Mababangong Bangungot
Original language
Tagalog
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Tagalog
Release dates
Germany · June 1, 1977
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Philippines · January 8, 1979
Theatrical
United States · November 28, 1980
Czechia
October 27, 2014 · Digital
Germany
February 9, 1990 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival (Retrospective)
February 7, 2019 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Mexico
February 10, 2012 · Gira de Documentales Ambulantes
South Korea
October 10, 2009 · Pusan International Film Festival
Sweden
February 7, 1986
United Kingdom
August 31, 1977 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
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