Macho Dancer (1988)

After his American lover departs, a young man seeks a new life in Manila but is pulled into the city's shadowy world of gay prostitution and exploitation.

Lino Brocka's 1989 drama follows Pol, who moves to Manila hoping for better prospects, only to find himself drawn into the city's gritty underground of male sex work and trafficking. Allan Paule and Daniel Fernando lead the cast of this hard-hitting portrait of survival in the Philippine capital.