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Of the Flesh
Of the Flesh

Of the Flesh

The way of all flesh. The root of all evil.

Genres

DramaHorror

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When Narcing brings home his wife Puring to their hometown Mulawin in the 1930s, it sets off a series of events that include parricide, infidelity, betrayal, guilt and redemption.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Tagalog

Runtime

123 mins

Rating

7.222/10

Release Date

25 December 1983

Country

Philippines

Cast

Charito Solis

Charito Solis

Storyteller

Phillip Salvador

Phillip Salvador

Narcing

Vic Silayan

Vic Silayan

Gusting

Cecille Castillo

Cecille Castillo

Puring

Joel Torre

Joel Torre

Goryo

Grace Amilbangsa

Grace Amilbangsa

Doray

Pen Medina

Pen Medina

Menardo

Joonee Gamboa

Joonee Gamboa

Pekto

Rolando Tinio

Rolando Tinio

Bino

Ella Luansing

Ella Luansing

Suling

Vangie Labalan

Vangie Labalan

Rosing

Gil de Leon

Gil de Leon

Padre Julian

Rustica Carpio

Rustica Carpio

Talia

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