Hinugot sa Langit | |
Director: | Ishmael Bernal[1] |
Producer: | Lily Y. Monteverde[2] |
Starring: | Maricel Soriano |
Music: | Willy Cruz |
Cinematography: | Rody Lacap |
Editing: | Jess Navarro |
Studio: | Regal Films |
Country: | Philippines |
Language: | Tagalog |
Hinugot sa Langit (lit. "Wrenched from Heaven") 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.[3] The film tackles issues about abortion, sexuality and the Philippine Catholic society.[4]
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.[5]
The film won Gawad Urian Awards for Best Direction, Best Editing (Jess Navarro),[7] Best Production Design and Best Sound in 1986.