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In 2015, Insiang was digitally restored in a joint effort by the World Cinema Project (owned by director Martin Scorsese), L'Immagine Ritrovata and the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP). For its preservation, the movie's rights had been transferred by Ruby Tiong Tan to the FDCP. The film's rights had been transferred to the Film Development Council of the Philippines in 2015 by producer Ruby Tiong Tan for the council's discussion with Martin Scorsese's The Film Foundation, a nonprofit group dedicated to film preservation, about its restoration. A representation of city poverty, the film explores themes of betrayal, revenge and despair. Philippine movie proven at Cannes. According to journalist Jo-Ann Maglipon, Brocka briefly thought of casting Imee Marcos, his friend and daughter of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, for the title role of Insiang, but Koronel was chosen for the role as a substitute. 1976 Philippine drama film directed by Lino Brocka. The Freeman. Philippine Daily Inquirer. |
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