The film explores the sexual awakening and coming-of-age journey of a young woman named Niña. Growing up in a small town with her repressed mother, Turing, and her permissive, aging grandmother, Senyang, Niña begins to explore her sexuality. This includes both a lesbian relationship with her classmate Elsa and a subsequent charged, romantic tension with a newly arrived man named Ariel.
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Cast
27 people
Barbra Benitez
Niña
Also in
Climax
Charito Solis
Senyang
Also in
Manila by Night
Of the Flesh
Jeffrey Jeturian
Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Also in
Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare
Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Gregg de Guzman
Also in
José Rizal
Working Girls
Jose Javier Reyes
Also in
The Woman in the Septic Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken
Shake, Rattle & Roll II
Chanda Romero
Turing
Known for
Raw Force
Jaime Fabregas
Lito Gruet
Ariel
Also in
Hubo sa dilim
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Lily Monteverde
Also in
The Last Pinoy Action King
Lara Jacinto
Elsa
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Nonong Buencamino
Marilou Diaz-Abaya Director · Jose Javier Reyes Screenplay Conrado Baltazar Cinematographer
First release February 21, 1986 · Produced in Philippines · Production Regal Films
Production
Regal Entertainment
Production
Regal Films
Production · Distribution
Philippines
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Languages
Original language
Tagalog
Spoken on screen
Tagalog
Release dates
Philippines · February 21, 1986
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