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Man in the Lighthouse (The)
- Director: Joselito Altarejos
- Writer: Lex Bonife; Joselito Altarejos
- Producer: Jonathan Ling V. Aligada; Joselito Altarejos
CGiii Comment
If this film took only 3 days to film - then, very well done.
The script is terrible, the premise...even worse.
But, in places, it looks quite beautiful and it was made on a sliver of a budget.
Worthy of a look just to see where the maker of Antonio's Secret cut his teeth.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Mateo is a lighthouse caretaker dating a teacher Suzette. The small town they are in is trying to increase tourism. Jerome stumbles across Mateo and Suzette having sex, whilst he is on holiday from Manila. A local a gay man, who pays local teenage boys for sex, talks to Mateo about the negative aspects of being gay in the Philippines. According to local legend, a lighthouse fairy seduces desirable men who then never marry. Mateo's relationship with Jerome leads to self reevaluation.
Cast & Characters
Harry Laurel as Mateo;
Jennifer Lee as Suzette;
Justin De Leon as Jerome;
Crispin Pineda as Tisho;
Allan Paule as Young Tisho;
Sheree as Diwata;
Richard Quan as Fernando Atienza;
Monti Parungao as Perida;
Dexter Doria as Lucy;
Micol Manansala as Hilario;
Luisa Marasigan as Woman 1;
Adela Ferrer as Woman 2;
Wilma Lusanta as Mrs. Atienza;
Sean Michael Valera as Ronnel;
Mariel Valera as Anna