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Bona is a 1980 Filipino drama film directed by Lino Brocka from a story and screenplay written by Cenen Ramones. The film tells the story of a fan becoming infatuated with the bit actor from a movie but the endless infatuation comes with unfortunate results.
Bona. Jump to Edit. Summaries. A female movie fan idolizes a movie bit-player who becomes her obsession. Her unrequited love for him leads to a nightmarish end. Synopsis. BONA loves Gardo. Gardo loves Gardo. Gardo loves going to bed with almost any woman he can attract.
Middle class school girl Bona (Nora Aunor) skips class to hang around the sets of bit actor Gardo (Philip Salvador). When her father attempts to beat some sense into her, Bona moves into Gardo’s shack in the slums, delighted to play house–only to find herself not the wife, but the maid.
- 86 min
Jul 28, 2021 · Brocka punctuates Bona’s struggle in her act of revenge, and even then narrow and limited, as it only offers temporary release from her self-imposed servility. Though Bona eventually came to her senses and gained her agency, her actions were still dictated by the patriarchal structures around her.
A scorned teenager gets revenge on the aging gigolo who took advantage of her while pursuing other women.
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- Panos Kotzathanasis
- Drama
- Lino Brocka
May 23, 2024 · Surprise, surprise – Bona was the first film of Ruby Ruiz, who is in Cannes, by coincidence, because she stars with Shaina Magdayao in Eve Baswel (Philippines) and Gogularaajan Rajendran’s ...
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Middle class school girl Bona (Nora Aunor) skips class to hang around the sets of bit actor Gardo (Philip Salvador). When her father attempts to beat some sense into her, Bona moves into Gardo’s shack in the slums, delighted to play house–only to find herself not the wife, but the maid.
