"INA KA NG ANAK MO" (1979) - Nora Aunor's first movie under the direction of Lino Brocka and an entry to the 1979 Metro Manila Film Fest. It was an acting duel between Nora and Lolita Rodriguez. Both actresses were recognized as Best Actress at the film fest award's night.
Ina Ka Ng Anak Mo is Brocka in his element - intense emotional conflicts within a limited family structure. Lolita Rodriguez, in her attempt to commiserate with her son-in-law Raul Aragon, has sex with him. True to what one writer has called the Myth of Filipino Fertility, the one-time sex act leads to a child. Rodriguez' daughter Nora Aunor cannot forgive the betrayal and even takes the adulterers to court. In the end, however, Aunor adopts as her own child the baby who is, curiously enough, both her brother and her son.
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