Jealousy and violence take center stage in this claustrophobic melodrama, a tautly constructed character study set in the slums of Manila. Lino Brocka crafts an eviscerating portrait of an innocent daughter and her bitter mother as women scorned. Insiang leads a quiet life dominated by household duties, but after she is raped by her mother’s lover and abandoned by the young man who claims to care for her, she exacts vicious revenge. – The Criterion Channel
Director: Lino Brocka
Cast: Hilda Koronel, Mona Lisa, Ruel Vernal, Rez Cortez
Country: Philippines
Distributor: Janus Films
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes
Platform: The Criterion Channel
Special Programming: Classic Cinema