Child of Sorrow

Child of Sorrow

5.9IMDb Score
Released:1956-03-20
Duration:119 min
Country:Philippines
Director:Lamberto V. Avellana
Actors:Rosa Rosal, Tony Santos, Joseph de Cordova, Vic Silayan, Vic Bacani
Production:LVN Pictures

Overview:

A war hero forced to participate in a smuggling ring meets a prostitute in the postwar ruins of Manila.

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