The Man in the Lighthouse (2007)
03 Sep 2007 • Drama, Romance • 1h 48m
Mateo is a lighthouse caretaker dating a teacher, Suzette, in a small town that is trying to increase tourism. Jerome stumbles across Mateo and Suzette having sex while he is on holiday from Manila. A local gay man who pays local teenage boys for sex talks to Mateo about the negative aspects of being gay in the Philippines. According to local legend, a lighthouse fairy seduces desirable men who then never marry. Mateo's relationship with Jerome leads to self-reevaluation.
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Language:
Tagalog, Filipino
Awards:
2 nominations
Country:
Philippines
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DVD Release Date:
04 Mar 2008
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