Badjao

(1957)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 5 votes

Genres: Drama, Romance, Adventure, Action

Year: 1957

Runtime: 105 мин

Country: Philippines

Director: Lamberto V. Avellana

Cast: Rosa Rosal, Tony Santos, Leroy Salvador, Joseph de Cordova, Vic Silayan, Oscar Keesee, Pedro Faustino, Arturo Moran, Tony Dantes, Gerry Gabaldon

Plot

Hassan, the son of a tribe chief of the Badjaos, a pagan, sea-dwelling Filipino tribe, meets and falls for Bala Amai, the niece of the chief of the Tausugs, an Islamic, land-dwelling tribe. Although the Hassan is willing to give up his lifestyle for Bala Amai and vice versa, the Tausugs plot to break up the union of the happy couple.