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Badjao

A pagan boy and a beautiful Moslem girl fulfill their fiery and primitive love!

7.2(5)19571h 45m0

Hassan, the son of a tribe chief of the Badjaos, a pagan, sea-dwelling Filipino tribe, meets and falls for Bala Amai, the niece of the chief of the Tausugs, an Islamic, land-dwelling tribe. Although the Hassan is willing to give up his lifestyle for Bala Amai and vice versa, the Tausugs plot to break up the union of the happy couple.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Language
Tagalog
  • married couple
  • philippines
  • badjao
  • nomadic tribes

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Writers

Rolf Bayer

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Philippines

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical20 Sept 1962
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereAdelaide Film Festival5 Jun 1959
  • PhilippinesPH

    • Theatrical3 Jun 1957
  • South KoreaKR

    • Premiere12Korean Film Archive30 May 2024

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Badjao was released on 3 June 1957.

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