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Burlesk King (1999) |
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109
minutes
Rated: NR
Country: Phillipines
Studio: Strand Releasing
Cast: Rodel Velayo, Nini
Jacinto, Leonardo Litton, Raymond
Bagatsing, Elizabeth Oropesa
Director: Mel Chionglo
Screenwriter: Ricardo Lee |
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Harry leaves Olongapo, the former
site of American bases, with his
best friend James. They end up in
Manila where they soon find work as
macho dancers in a gay bar run by
Mama Odette. Harry has a troubled
past- his American father used to
pimp him and his mother, Betty. When
his father accidentally killed his
mother, Harry struck out on his own.
He made a vow to kill his father. In
Manila, Harry witnesses various
kinds of relationships. He meets
Aileen, the sister of James. Aileen
is a lesbian whose lover's family
frowns on their relationship. He
strikes an unusual friendship with
Mario, a gay writer whose love life
with a former live-in partner,
Michael, is not as rosy as the
romance novels he dishes out. Harry
finds love with Brenda, a teenage
hooker with a soft heart for street
kids and a mind for superstitions.
She teaches him love and survival in
its right time. A group of thugs
Harry and James encountered in
Olongapo, comes back to exact
vengeance. James dies and Harry is
inconsolable. He starts pimping
Brenda who opens his eyes to the
reality that he has become like his
father. Now, Harry sets out to hunt
him. He looks for his father
everywhere . He finds him in a
lonely shack in a squatters' area in
the heart of the city. His father,
nearly skin and bones and dying of
AIDS, is being taken care of by an
old friend, Miong. His father tells
him his mother, Betty, is alive
after all. Harry looks for her in
Angeles City, where aging hookers
ply their trade in darkened
sidestreets. Harry and mother are
reunited. She teaches him
forgiveness. They seek out Harry's
father to bring him home. Harry
learns to accept his part and
finally attains his salvation. |
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