The Man in the Lighthouse (2007)

Mateo is a lighthouse caretaker dating a teacher Suzette. The small town they are in is trying to increase tourism. Jerome stumbles across Mateo and Suzette having sex, whilst he is on holiday from Manila. A local a gay man, who pays local teenage boys for sex, talks to Mateo about the negative aspects of being gay in the Philippines. According to local legend, a lighthouse fairy seduces desirable men who then never marry. Mateo's relationship with Jerome leads to self reevaluation

Released

2007-09-02

Genres

Drama, Romance

Runtime

108 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Lex Bonife, Joselito Altarejos

TMDB rating

5.3/10 from 12 votes