The Man in the Lighthouse

The Man in the Lighthouse
(Ang Lalake sa Parola)

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Joselito Altarejos
Produced by Vicente G. del Rosario III (producer)
Vic del Rosario Jr. (executive producer)
Hermie Go (associate producer)
Jonathan Ling V. Aligada and Joselito Altarejos (line producers)
Written by Lex Bonife (story and screenplay)
Joselito Altarejos (story)
Starring Harry Laurel
Justin De Leon
Jennifer Lee
Music by Richard Gonzales
Cinematography Arvin Viola (director of photography)
Edited by Sherwin Pescasio
Release dates
2007
Running time
1 hour 48 minutes
Language Tagalog

Ang Lalake sa Parola, English title The Man in the Lighthouse is a 2007-independent gay-themed Filipino film directed by Filipino film director Joselito Altarejos, a homoerotic journey in finding one's true self and the memories and recollections that stay with us till the end. The film stars Harry Laurel, Jennifer Lee and Justin De Leon.

Some of the overtly sexual scenes were removed from the original for the general theatrical release in the Philippines, but were made available on the eventual video releases. Filipino actor Harry Laurel appears in full-frontal nudity in the film.[1]

Synopsis

It is a story of relationships in a small town called Lobo most known for its lighthouse and the local legend says that it is inhabited by a fairy who seduces desirable men who then never marry.

Mateo (Harry Laurel) has been searching for his father Fernando (Richard Quan) who left when he was five. His search leads him to Lobo. Awaiting his father's return, Mateo agrees to work as the caretaker of the lighthouse. Although he is courting Suzette (Jennifer Lee), a teacher in the town, his meeting with Jerome (Justin de Leon), a gay man from Manila discovers them making love. What follows from this accidental meeting of Mateo and Jerome is the beginning of a homoerotic journey, while Suzette desperately longs for love and Mateo's attention. Mateo is also affected by Perida (Monti Parungao), a local gay man, who has to pay local teenage boys for sex, as he opens up to Mateo about his suffering as a gay man. What begins as a search for one's father evolves into a search for one's own self, putting Mateo in a dilemma, in the midst of his conservative rural community, and should he cross the thin line between being straight and being gay?[2]

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