The Man in the Lighthouse
MovieTitle | Ang Lalake sa Parola |
User score | 5.1 |
Release date | Sep 2, 2007 |
Genre | Drama, Romance |
Director | Joselito Altarejos |
Production country | Philippines |
Production companies | Viva Digital, Beyond the Box |
Run time | 108 min. |
Mateo is a lighthouse caretaker dating a teacher Suzette. The small town they are in is trying to increase tourism. Jerome stumbles across Mateo and Suzette having sex, whilst he is on holiday from Manila. A local a 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