The Secret Diary of an Exchange Student
This coming-of-age movie discusses immigration issues in the United States through the eyes of two exchange students in Brazil.
Signed: Lino Brocka (1987)
Documentary filmmaker Christian Blackwood profiles controversial Filipino director Lino Brocka, detailing his rags-to-riches rise in the mainstream film industry of the Philippines. Primarily using interviews with the effusive director himself, Blackwood allows Brocka to describe, in his own terms, the common thematic threads tying together his work, from his own homosexuality to the political repression suffered by Filipinos at the hands of Ferdinand Marcos' dictatorial government.
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Documentary filmmaker Christian Blackwood profiles controversial Filipino director Lino Brocka, detailing his rags-to-riches rise in the mainstream film industry of the Philippines. Primarily using interviews with the effusive director himself, Blackwood allows Brocka to describe, in his own terms, the common thematic threads tying together his work, from his own homosexuality to the political repression suffered by Filipinos at the hands of Ferdinand Marcos' dictatorial government.
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Genre:Documentary
Written By:Christian Blackwood
In Theaters:10/1/1987
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Runtime:84 minutes
Studio:Christian Blackwood Productions, Bavarian Television-Munich, Channel 4 Television
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