1991 drama film by Laurice Guillen
Ipagpatawad Mo
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Directed by
| Laurice Guillen
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Written by
| Olivia M. Lamasan
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Produced by
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Starring
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Cinematography
| Eduardo Jacinto
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Edited by
| Efren Jarlego
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Music by
| Willy Cruz
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Production
company
| Viva Films
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Distributed by
| Viva Films
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Release date
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- 23 October 1991
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1991-10-23
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Running time
| 103 minutes
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Country
| Philippines
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Language
| Filipino
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Ipagpatawad Mo
(English:
Forgive Me
) is a 1991 Philippine family drama film directed by
Laurice Guillen
from a story and screenplay written by
Olivia M. Lamasan
.
[1]
Starring
Vilma Santos
and
Christopher de Leon
in their 16th film together,
[2]
the film revolves around a couple who try their best to make their marriage work while they struggle with their firstborn who has autism.
Charito Solis
,
Delia Razon
,
Bing Loyzaga
,
Amy Perez
,
Joonee Gamboa
, and others also star as the supporting cast.
Produced and distributed by
Viva Films
, the film was theatrically released on 23 October 1991.
Plot
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The marriage between Celina and Mike went into a point of tension when they learned that their first-born child, Mike Jr. (nicknamed Junjun), has autism.
Cast
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- Vilma Santos
as Celina Esquivel
- Christopher de Leon
as Mike Esquivel
- Charito Solis
as Carmen, Celina's mother
- Delia Razon
as Isolde, Mike's mother
- Bing Loyzaga
as Melanie
- Amy Perez
as Monique
- Vivian Foz as Chona, Celina's sister
- Johnny Wilson as Jaime, Mike's father
- Joonee Gamboa
as Gardo, Celina's father
- Edmund Cupcupin as Don Manuel
- Ruby Rodriguez
as Ruby
- Jinky Oda as Jinky
- Terence Baylon
as Junjun, the 8-year-old son of Celina and Mike who has autism
- Bennet Ignacio as Junjun (3 yrs.)
- Eddie Albert Ramos as Paolo, Celina and Mike's second son
- Lorli Villanueva as Psychiatrist
- Tony Mabesa
as EENT Doctor
- Ces Mathay as Mike's Friend 1
- Raul Recto as Mike's Friend 2
- Manny Mendoza as Mike's Friend 3
- Maso Diez as Singer
- Rusty Sangalang as TV Director
Production
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ABS-CBN's resident writer and producer,
Olivia Lamasan
, was tasked by director Laurice Guillen to write a screenplay after the latter discovered her great efforts and contributions in rewriting the scripts.
[1]
The lead stars, Vilma Santos and Christopher de Leon prepared and tackled their roles as the parents of an autistic child by visiting a school for special needs, reading materials related to the subject matter, watching a film with the related themes, and speaking to the parents whose children have autism.
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Release
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Television release
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The film received a television premiere on 22 April 1993, as a feature presentation for
GMA Network
's movie block,
Viva Sinerama
.
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Reception
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Critical reception
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Butch Francisco of
The Philippine Star
gave praise to the cast's performance, stating it is "a major film event of the year, with quiet and restrained performances by the cast that erupts in emotional outbursts only periodically and judiciously".
[4]
Elvira Mata of
Manila Standard
gave a positive review, stating that she is glad that the film's story talks about a "more sophisticated subject", rather than the ones about romance and affairs.
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Nena Z. Villanueva, also from
Manila Standard
, stated that the film "should be an eye opener for such doctors and parents".
[2]
Accolades
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References
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External links
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As writer only
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