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Above Everything Else is a film of genre Drama directed by Lino Brocka with Dina Bonnevie
Above Everything Else (1991)
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Add to a movie listSa Kabila ng Lahat (In Spite of Everything) is a 1990 Filipino film directed by filmmaker Lino Brocka. It stars Dina Bonnevie and Tonton Gutierrez. This is the last film made by Brocka before he was killed in a car accident.
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Bonnevie is a famous television commnetator whose work is focused on political issues, particularly corruption in the government. However, because she was having an affair with a politician who was helping further her career, she turned a blind eye to her own evil deeds. But she would not remain unconcerned.Actors
Dina Bonnevie
(Maia Robles)
Tonton Gutierrez
(Mike Serrano)
Nanette Medved
(Lala Villarica)
Joonee Gamboa
(Primitivo Mundial)
Mark Gil
(Boy Boga)
Ronaldo Valdez
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