Manila in the Claws of Light () is a 1975 Filipino drama film directed by Lino Brocka based on the novel "In the Claws of Brightness" by Edgardo M. Reyes. It is considered by many as one of the greatest films in Filipino cinema. It tells the story of Júlio Madiaga, a young man from the province of Marinduque, arrives in Manila for a mission to find his lover Ligaya, who was currently imprisoned in the brothel by Ah-Tek, a Chinese mestizo whoremonger and while making plans for his mission, he has to survive the conditions in the capital by working and then, he will witness all of the problems faced by the people like crime and prostitution.