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Hinugot sa Langit
Directed byIshmael Bernal[1]
Written byAmado Lacuesta[2]
Produced byLily Y. Monteverde[3]
StarringMaricel Soriano
CinematographyRody Lacap
Edited byJess Navarro[4]
Music byWilly Cruz
Production
company
Release date
June 6, 1985
CountryPhilippines
LanguageTagalog

Hinugot sa Langit (lit. "Wrenched from Heaven"[5]) is a 1985 Gawad Urian Award winning Filipino melodramatic film directed by Ishmael Bernal based on moral values. It is considered a classic in Filipino cinema and picked up four Gawad Urian Awards. It is about a young woman with an unwanted pregnancy that considers abortion.[6] The film tackles issues about abortion, sexuality and the Philippine Catholic society.[5]

Plot

A young woman named Carmen Castro (Maricel Soriano) had an affair with a married man named Gerry (Al Tantay). Gerry, prefers Carmen to have the baby aborted. She confides to Stella (Amy Austria) who tells her to control her own destiny.[7]

Cast

Screenshot featuring Maricel Soriano (right) and Charito Solis (left)

Soundtrack and cinematography

The film won Gawad Urian Awards for Best Direction, Best Editing (Jess Navarro),[4] Best Production Design and Best Sound in 1986.

Reception

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Critical response

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References

  1. ^ Siazon, Rachelle (22 September 2023). "Maricel Soriano recalls being reprimanded by director Ishmael Bernal". PEP.ph. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Casocot, Ian Rosales (22 January 2007). "The women of Amado Lacuesta Jr". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ^ Ladaw, Dennis (28 February 2005). "No Dragon Lady". The Manila Times. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Editor Jess Navarro to receive Urian lifetime achievement award". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 30 May 2005. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b Samonte, Q.C. (2003). "Oh Yes, I Have Been to Honululu". Filipinas Magazine. Filipinas Pub. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  6. ^ Lumbera, Bienvenido (2000). Pag-akda Ng Bansa. University of the Philippines Press. p. 360. ISBN 978-971-542-244-4. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Right & Wrong". Asiaweek. Vol. 11. 1985. p. 23. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Amy Austria is Marilou Abaya's signature actress". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 16 December 2001. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

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