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“Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag” chosen one of the world’s greatest films

Angie Quadra-Balibay - April 16, 2018

The Filipino film “Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag (Manila in the Claws of Light)” by acclaimed director Lino Brocka has scored a spot in the Criterion Collection of the greatest films from around the world along with masters of cinema such as Renoir, Kurosawa, Hitchcock, and Kubrick.

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