Controversial
Controversial

Controversial

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1981
1h 56m
6.5(2 votes)
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Brocka's potboiler about the rise of a starlet is the quintessential rags-to-riches, prey-turned-predator story, brimming with true-life anecdotes and an authentically acerbic sense of the seamier side of show business.

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