Brutal (film)

Brutal
Directed byMarilou Diaz-Abaya
Written byRicky Lee
Produced by
  • Rolando S. Atienza
  • Simon C. Ongpin
  • Jesse Ejercito
Starring
CinematographyManalo Abaya
Edited byManalo Abaya
Music byGeorge Canseco
Production
company
Bancom Audiovision
Distributed byBancom Audiovision
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Brutal is a 1980 Filipino film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya with a screenplay by Ricky Lee.

It was the first major Filipino film to tackle rape as a feminist issue.[1] Brutal was followed by Moral (1982) and Karnal (1983), a loose trilogy of feminist films directed by Abaya and written by Lee.

  1. ^ Pareja, Lena (1994). "Brutal". Cultural Center of the Philippines Encyclopedia of Philippine Art.