Gumapang Ka sa Lusak
Gumapang Ka sa Lusak, also known internationally as Dirty Affair, is a 1990 Filipino political thriller crime drama film directed by Lino Brocka from a story and screenplay written by Ricardo Lee. Starring Dina Bonnevie, Eddie Garcia, Charo Santos, Christopher de Leon, and Allan Paule, the film tackles the abuse of power and evil acts committed by Edmundo Guatlo and his cruel wife Rowena in which Rachel, a movie actress who is his mistress, and her friends try to expose his scandals and violent acts done by him and his wife and even his henchmen to the public. This was one of the two films of that year where Brocka collaborated with cinematographer Pedro Manding Jr. before the latter's murder; the other is Biktima.
Produced and distributed by Viva Films, the film was theatrically released on May 17, 1990, and was later screened through international film festivals including in France and Japan in 1994. In 2010, the film was remade into a television drama series of the same name by GMA Network as the nineteenth installment of Sine Novela and starred Dennis Trillo as Levi, Jennylyn Mercado as Rachel, Al Tantay as Edmundo Guatlo, and Sandy Andolong as Rowena Guatlo.
Plot
Living in the slums of Manila, Jonathan, a college student, enjoys spending time with his wealthy college friends, Eric, Dodo, and RJ. One night at a bar, he meets Rachel, a former sexy star who is having an affair with Mayor Edmundo Guatlo, who is running for Congress and is being financially supported by the mayor, at the cost of being constantly followed by Edmundo's aide, Falcon. Jonathan sees Rachel again at the bar, but when Falcon and his men force her to come with them, Jonathan helps her escape. Rachel visits her family, but her younger sister Gigi is embarrassed because of her affair with Edmundo. She also visits her former boyfriend Levi, who is imprisoned for robbery. She asks Edmundo to use his connections to release Levi. While on the way to a party, Edmundo is tailed by his wife Rowena and is asked to transfer to her car. At the party, Rachel comes and surprises Rowena.Rowena visits Rachel and offers money, but asks her to leave the house that she got from Edmundo, but Rachel insists that Edmundo is the one who will decide for her. Rowena threatens her that if she does not obey, she will pour acid on her face and she will have her raped. Then, Rachel's father was fired from his work and blamed Rowena after she talked to his employer. Edmundo tells Rachel that Levi is about to be released from prison. Upon Levi's release, Falcon told him that Edmundo helped him, but asked him to kill Edmundo's political rival, Atty. Ricardo Tuazon. When Rachel visits Levi, he reveals Edmundo's instructions, promising that they will start all over after the deed. Levi complies and kills Tuazon during a beauty pageant while being interviewed as one of the judges. But Edmundo betrays him and orders his men to hunt him down. Levi sought refuge at the house of Rachel's family. But her father does not want to get involved with Levi. Jonathan also comes to help, but Rachel refuses because she does not want him to get involved. Falcon and his men arrive and kill Levi in front of Rachel and Jonathan, both of whom escape.
Rowena harshly reprimands Falcon for not killing Rachel, but is then told that Edmundo ordered them not to kill her. Rowena warns that Rachel might go to Tuazon's camp and expose everything. Rachel seeks the help of Jonathan and his friends. Dodo offers her to stay in her cousin's place. As Eric, Dodo, and RJ are on the road, they are accosted by Falcon and his men. Falcon asked RJ where they had brought Rachel. RJ fights back and is shot dead by Falcon. Falcon tells the others that he has abducted Rachel's parents and tells them to contact him if Rachel wants to see them. She then calls Edmundo, who admits that he was the one who ordered the abduction of her parents to make sure that she would contact her. He then tells her she still loves her. Rachel then plays a tape-recorded confession of her saying it was Edmundo who ordered the murders of both Levi and Atty. Tuazon. She also reveals that when she was still an actress, she was abducted by Edmundo's men and taken to a resort where she was raped by Edmundo. Edmundo offered her financial support for her and her family. He also threatens her saying that if she disobeys him, he would ruin her face, forcing her to leave her acting career and become Edmundo's mistress. Rachel tells him that she would make several copies and spread them in the national media. However she says she would give the tape to Edmundo in exchange for her parents' freedom. Just before Rachel arrives where her parents are, Falcon arrives first. She asks where Edmundo is, but Falcon says he is not around. She is reunited with her parents and warns Falcon that she has friends who can help her expose his evil deeds. Falcon threatens them and shoots Rachel's mother after she slaps him. Falcon is held back by Rachel's father, allowing Rachel to escape, while his father is later killed by Falcon’s men.
During an event, Levi's mother is stabbed by Rowena to avenge her son before being shot and killed. While Edmundo gives a speech at a rally, Rachel comes and tells everyone of his role in the assassinations of both Levi and Atty. Tuazon, in which she exposes the atrocities committed by him and his wife. As Edmundo denies the accusations, Rachel's recorded confession is played. A furious Falcon mortally shoots Rachel, causing the people to panic, and he is shot to death while trying to evade. Rachel thanks Jonathan before she dies in his arms, as Edmundo and Rowena are arrested. Jonathan then looks at the sunset and reminisces about his memories with Rachel.