Philippines Synopsis
A story about the life of a young girl living with her mother in the slums of Manila, which becomes unbearable when her mother's young boyfriend moves in with them.
Audience Engagement
53 audience reviews — more than 92% of Philippines films in our index.
Review volume (92th percentile) outruns trending popularity (69th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Insiang. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Position in Catalog
The 10th Philippines title from Philippines we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1964).
Our Philippines catalog contains 146 titles in total (134 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Insiang, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- shantytown · 1
- adultery · 20
- slum · 8
- older woman younger man relationship · 8
- manila philippines · 7
- revenge · 210
- rape · 64
- love triangle · 55
- philippines · 55
- prison · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #31 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (79th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the Philippines average of 6.2/10.
Among Philippines Drama productions specifically: #24 of 82 (top 29%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Filipino |
| Production Companies | Cinemanila |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | December 25, 1976 |
| IMDb | tt0077740 |