Badjao

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

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.

• Release date
• June 3, 1957
• Runtime
• 105 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance, Adventure, Action
• Director
• Lamberto V. Avellana

Cast

Rosa Rosal Bala Amai Tony Santos Hassan Leroy Salvador Asid Joseph de Cordova Datu Tahil Vic Silayan Jikiri

O

Oscar Keesee Ismail

P

Pedro Faustino Badjao Chief

A

Arturo Moran Taosug Guard