

Bona, a middle-class student, becomes infatuated with a struggling actor, Gardo, and drops out of school to live with him. She becomes his unpaid maid, performing chores and enduring his relationships with other women, in the hopes of reciprocation.

Nora Aunor
Bona
Lead
Phillip Salvador
Gardo

Marissa Delgado
Katrina

Raquel Monteza
Nancy

Venchito Galvez
Bona's Father

Rustica Carpio
Bona's Mother

Nanding Josef
Nilo

Spanky Manikan
Bona's Brother
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lino Brocka's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Bona is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”