Biktima (1990 film)

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Biktima
Directed by Lino Brocka
Written by
Produced byBoy de Guia
Starring
Cinematography
  • Ding Austria
  • Pedro Manding Jr.
Edited byGeorge Jarlego
Music by Jaime Fabregas
Production
company
Distributed byViva Films
Release date
  • November 29, 1990 (1990-11-29)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Biktima is a 1990 Philippine thriller film directed by Lino Brocka. The film stars Sharon Cuneta and Christopher de Leon. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Synopsis

Atty. Becca Dizon and Atty. Dave Pascual were tasked to prosecute prominent scion Jing Aureus for allegedly raping Laura Malicat. Jing, a son of Congressman Aureus and fiance to socialite Fey Navarro, uses his connections to overturn a possible guilty verdict to avoid jail time. After the case was overturned, he befriends Atty. Dizon and tries to strike a romantic relationship between them, with underlying motives.

Cast

Production

Dawn Zulueta was originally cast as Fey Navarro, but turned it down. Eventually, the role went to Nanette Medved. [5]

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References

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