Bona, 44 years later
THERE’s a lovely symmetry to having the restored print of director Lino Brocka’s Bona (1980) screened in the 2024 Cannes Classics section, in the same city where the film had its world premiere (at the parallel Director’s Fortnight) decades ago. Feels like a combination homecoming, resurrection, and revelation all at the same time.
Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 
THERE’s a lovely symmetry to having the restored print of director Lino Brocka’s Bona (1980) screened in the 2024 Cannes Classics section, in the same city where the film had its world premiere (at the parallel Director’s Fortnight) decades ago. Feels like a combination homecoming, resurrection, and revelation all at the same time.
