| Babae sa Breakwater | |
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| Directed by | Mario O'Hara |
| Produced by | Arlene L. Aguas, Judy Teodoro |
| Written by | Mario O'Hara |
| Music by | Jesse Lucas |
| Cinematography | Rey de Leon |
| Editing by | Robert Vasadre |
| Distributed by | Entertainment Warehouse Inc. |
| Release date(s) | 2004 |
| Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Tagalog |
Babae sa Breakwater or Women of Breakwater is a 2004 Filipino drama film directed by Mario O'Hara starring Katherine Luna. The film is a moving insight into the squalor and poverty of inner city life in the Philippines.
Babae sa Breakwater is a film about a man Basilio (Kristoffer King), who escapes from provincial Leyte to the slums of Manila with his younger brother Buboy (Alcris Galura). Residing in the shanty town tenements beneath the tourist-infested breakwater of Manila, Basilio falls in love with a prostitute named Paquita (Katherine Luna). Paquita started whoring so early in her life that at her relatively young age she's already played out, her body full of sexual diseases and open sores. Their relationship is troubled by the apparent poverty and the more impending threat of the slums' jealous protector, ex-cop Dave (Gardo Versoza). This tragic tale covers a whole plethora of emotions that surround Manila life. Erotic is one word to describe it.