Movie

Sensual (1986)

• February 21, 1986
• 1h 25m

• Drama

Overview

The film explores the sexual awakening and coming-of-age journey of a young woman named Niña. Growing up in a small town with her repressed mother, Turing, and her permissive, aging grandmother, Senyang, Niña begins to explore her sexuality. This includes both a lesbian relationship with her classmate Elsa and a subsequent charged, romantic tension with a newly arrived man named Ariel.

Director

Marilou Diaz-Abaya

Writers

Jose Javier Reyes

Starring

Barbra Benitez, Charito Solis, Chanda Romero