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Woman of Breakwater is a Philippin film of genre Drama directed by Mario O'Hara with Gardo Versoza
Woman of Breakwater (2003)
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Add to a movie listWomen of Breakwater, also known as Woman of Breakwater or Babae sa Breakwater in Tagalog, is a 2003 Philippine drama film directed by Mario O'Hara and starring Katherine Luna. The film is a moving insight into the squalor and poverty of inner-city life in the Philippines. As a tragic tale, it covers a whole plethora of emotions surrounding the lives of some of the poorest people in Manila portrayed in the film.
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Basilio (Kristoffer King) escapes provincial Leyte to the slums of Manila with his younger brother Buboy (Alcris Galura). Residing in the shanty town tenements beneath the tourist-infested breakwater and seawalls of the city, Basilio falls in love with a prostitute named Paquita (Katherine Luna).Actors
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