The Man in the Lighthouse

Overview

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

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 2, 2007

Original language

Filipino

Spoken languages

English, Tagalog

Countries

Philippines

Production

Viva Digital,Beyond the Box

Cast

Harry Laurel,Jennifer Lee,Justin De Leon,Crispin Pineda,Allan Paule,Richard Quan,Monti Parungao,Dexter Doria,Micol Manansala,Shereeand 3 more

Director

Joselito Altarejos

Writer

Lex Bonife,Joselito Altarejos

Producer

Vincent del Rosario III

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1082022