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The Man in the Lighthouse

The Man in the Lighthouse

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 2, 2007

Runtime

1h 48m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

51%

Original Title

Ang Lalake sa Parola

Production Companies

Viva Digital, Beyond the Box

Director

Joselito Altarejos

Description

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