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Badjao

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Badjao

A pagan boy and a beautiful Moslem girl fulfill their fiery and primitive love!

6.5

1h 45m

1957

“A pagan boy and a beautiful Moslem girl fulfill their fiery and primitive love!”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Lamberto V. Avellana

DramaRomanceAdventureAction

married couplephilippinesbadjaonomadic tribes

Cast & Crew

Rosa Rosal

Rosa Rosal

as Bala Amai

Tony Santos

Tony Santos

as Hassan

Leroy Salvador

Leroy Salvador

as Asid

Joseph de Cordova

Joseph de Cordova

as Datu Tahil

Vic Silayan

Vic Silayan

as Jikiri

Oscar Keesee

as Ismail

Pedro Faustino

as Badjao Chief

Arturo Moran

as Taosug Guard

Tony Dantes

as Badjao Guard

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