Kidlat Tahimik, Mababangong bangungot (Perfumed Nightmare), 1977, Germany/Philippines, film still
Mababangong bangungot (Perfumed Nightmare), 1977, Germany/Philippines, 93 min.
Director: Kidlat Tahimik
Perfumed Nightmare by Kidlat Tahimik tells the unforgettable story of a local boy who drives from a Philippine village to a European metropolis in the hope of finding a new life. Shot on a shoestring, but with limitless invention, this film reveals uncomfortable truths about globalization as a bridge between the First and Third Worlds.
Keimena, a documenta 14 Film Program on ERT2, airs Mondays at midnight from December 19, 2016 to September 18, 2017. Each film can be viewed during the broadcast and streamed on demand for seven days thereafter. Please note that the films are presented in their original language with Greek subtitles, and can be streamed from within Greece only.
