TMDb Rating
6.0/10
6 verified votes
Dirty Affair (1990)
DramaThrillerCrime
120 min
"An explosive, provocative drama about power, lust and love, as timely as today's events."
Plot Summary
A teenage boy befriends a starlet who is having an affair with an ambitious mayor. As the elections are coming up, the mayor's wife wants him to get rid of his mistress. The starlet agrees to stop the affair on condition that the mayor help release her boyfriend from jail. The mayor does so, but wants the former jail-bird to kill his political rival.
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DramaThrillerCrimeLino BrockaDina BonnevieChristopher de Leon1990
Director
Lino Brocka
Top Cast
Dina BonnevieChristopher de LeonEddie GarciaCharo SantosBembol Roco
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