Warning: The movie contains nudity and some scenes of sexuality. Therefore it is NOT suitable for underage viewers.
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Synopsis:
Wretched Lives focuses on Vanessa, a cosmetics consultant who is forced to care for her troubled and mentally challenged sister after the sudden death of their mother. Her hustler boyfriend, Olivier, seems unreliable and Vanessa soon abandons him for Uno, an ostensibly liberal and caring substitute. But Uno isn’t exactly as he seems. In fact, he makes Olivier’s petty crimes look like a choirboy’s indiscretions, underscoring the film’s critical premise: the corruption of the political elite and their exploitation of the poor. Set in the early nineties, during the short-lived and ill-fated reign of Joseph Estrada, the film offers up a society in hellish microcosm. Central to Wretched Lives is its outrage at the manipulation of the poor for purely political purposes. When riots are staged, organizers use the poor as a front and then abandon them, leaving them to distrust even those who actually try to support them. Liberals are only public liberals; when they come home, they follow a completely different agenda. Innocence is a license to be abused.
— Steve Gravestock (2002 Toronto International Film Festival)
About the Director:
Joel Lamangan studied at theatre, film and television schools in the Philippines, Southeast Asia, Germany, Cuba and Australia. He acted and directed for stage and television before moving into feature films. His films include the award-winning Pangako ng Kahapon (1994), The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995), Bulaklak ng Maynila (1999), and Muling Umawit ang Puso (1995).
About the Movie:
imdb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309694
Principal Cast: Alessandra de Rossi, Assunta da Rossi, Jay Manolo, Wendell Ramos.
Language: Filipino, Tagalog.
Director: Joel Lamangan.
Year: 2001.
Country: Philippines.
Run time: 98 Min. [1hr. 37 min. 22 sec.]
Genre: Drama, Crime.
Also Known As: Hubog.
Subtitles: English (idx/.sub)
Technical Specification about the Movie:
File Name .........................................: Hubog AKA Wretched Lives.avi
File Size (in bytes) ............................: 1,468,067,840 bytes
Run time ............................................: 1:37:22
Video Codec ...................................: XviD ISO MPEG-4
Frame Size ......................................:720 x 480 [AR: 1.500 (3:2)]
FPS .................................................: 23.976
Video Bitrate ...................................: 1811 b/s
Bits per Pixel ...................................: 0.219 bpp
B-VOP, N-VOP, QPel, GMC.............: [B-VOP], [N-VOP], [], []
Audio Codec ...................................: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3
Sample Rate ...................................: 48000Hz
Audio Bitrate ...................................: 192 kb/s tot , stereo (2/0)
Stills from the Movie:
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Synopsis:
Wretched Lives focuses on Vanessa, a cosmetics consultant who is forced to care for her troubled and mentally challenged sister after the sudden death of their mother. Her hustler boyfriend, Olivier, seems unreliable and Vanessa soon abandons him for Uno, an ostensibly liberal and caring substitute. But Uno isn’t exactly as he seems. In fact, he makes Olivier’s petty crimes look like a choirboy’s indiscretions, underscoring the film’s critical premise: the corruption of the political elite and their exploitation of the poor. Set in the early nineties, during the short-lived and ill-fated reign of Joseph Estrada, the film offers up a society in hellish microcosm. Central to Wretched Lives is its outrage at the manipulation of the poor for purely political purposes. When riots are staged, organizers use the poor as a front and then abandon them, leaving them to distrust even those who actually try to support them. Liberals are only public liberals; when they come home, they follow a completely different agenda. Innocence is a license to be abused.
— Steve Gravestock (2002 Toronto International Film Festival)
About the Director:
Joel Lamangan studied at theatre, film and television schools in the Philippines, Southeast Asia, Germany, Cuba and Australia. He acted and directed for stage and television before moving into feature films. His films include the award-winning Pangako ng Kahapon (1994), The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995), Bulaklak ng Maynila (1999), and Muling Umawit ang Puso (1995).
About the Movie:
imdb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309694
Principal Cast: Alessandra de Rossi, Assunta da Rossi, Jay Manolo, Wendell Ramos.
Language: Filipino, Tagalog.
Director: Joel Lamangan.
Year: 2001.
Country: Philippines.
Run time: 98 Min. [1hr. 37 min. 22 sec.]
Genre: Drama, Crime.
Also Known As: Hubog.
Subtitles: English (idx/.sub)
Technical Specification about the Movie:
File Name .........................................: Hubog AKA Wretched Lives.avi
File Size (in bytes) ............................: 1,468,067,840 bytes
Run time ............................................: 1:37:22
Video Codec ...................................: XviD ISO MPEG-4
Frame Size ......................................:720 x 480 [AR: 1.500 (3:2)]
FPS .................................................: 23.976
Video Bitrate ...................................: 1811 b/s
Bits per Pixel ...................................: 0.219 bpp
B-VOP, N-VOP, QPel, GMC.............: [B-VOP], [N-VOP], [], []
Audio Codec ...................................: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3
Sample Rate ...................................: 48000Hz
Audio Bitrate ...................................: 192 kb/s tot , stereo (2/0)
Stills from the Movie:
