The Man in the Lighthouse (Ang Lalake sa Parola)

Release Date:	2007-09-02
Runtime:	108 min
Status:	Released
Genres:	Drama, Romance
Production:	Viva Digital, Beyond the Box

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