Hinugot sa Langit may be branded as pro-life but in reality, while its focus is that controversial issue, Ishmael Bernal and screenwriter Amado Lacuesta employ a number of minor side stories into the main picture to increase the social hypocrisy in the film.
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Hinugot sa Langit (Snatched from Heaven) is a 1985 Gawad Urian Award winning Filipino melodramatic film directed by Ishmael Bernal based on moral values.
Bernal also won the CMMA Best Director Award (1983), the Bronze Hugo Award in the Chicago International Film Festival (1983) for the movie Himala.
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Noted for his melodramas, particularly with feminist and moral issues, two of his films City After Dark (1980) and Himala (1982), are often cited as one of the greatest Filipino films of all time.
Manila By Night also known as City After Dark is a 1980 Filipino Gawad Urian Award winning drama film directed by critically acclaimed director Ishmael Bernal and starred Gina Alajar and Charito Solis.
Gael García Bernal | Ishmael Bernal | Bernal Díaz del Castillo | Martin Bernal | Salvador Bernal | Marcelino Bernal | Kris Bernal | Ishmael Reed | Bernal | Ralph Bernal | Paulino Bernal | Len Ishmael | John Desmond Bernal | Ishmael Jubouri | Ishmael in Islam | Ishmael Day | Inshan Ishmael | Gael Garcia Bernal | Freddy Bernal | Don't Call Me Ishmael | Andy Bernal | Agustín Bernal |
ECP's Himala captured nine awards in the 1982 Metro Manila Film Festival--- Best Picture, Best Actress (Nora Aunor), Best Supporting Actor (Spanky Manikan), Best Supporting Actress (Gigi Duenas), Best Director (Ishmael Bernal), Best Cinematography (Sergio Lobo), Best Art Direction (Racquel Villavicencio), Best Sound Engineering (Rolly Ruta) and Best Editing (Ike Jarlego, Jr.).