"Aside from its other strengths, the film impressed us most with the high level and acutely natural quality of its performances. This, we told ourselves, is what good film acting should be about." - Nestor U. Torre, Columnist, Philippine Daily Inquirer >>Read Review

"The film is a major cinematic gem and Ongkeko is Philippine Cinema's bravest new find. There seems to be a dearth of local film artists who are in clear possession of both technical dexterity and substantive advocacy." - Jose Wendell P. Capili, Poet & essayist >>Read Review

"...'Angels' deserves the widest audience it can muster." - Rina Jimenez-David, Columnist, Philippine Daily Inquirer >>Read Review

"Without being preachy, it celebrates hope and empowerment in moments of adversity. Bearing many of the elements of a gender-sensitive film, it demonstrates, above all, how the political is personal, and how the personal is political." - Marra PL. Lanot, Poet >>Read Review

"Angels is the best-kept secret of current Philippine Cinema." - Dino Manrique, Writer >>Read Review

"In a film industry that churns out sexploitation films that pass themselves off as art, long-winded sermons in film clothing, shallow teeny-bopper fluff, visual exercises that reach the heights of stylistic and technical brilliance but at the bottom of empty flash, Angels is a rarity. It is a film that tries its best to tell the truth about people and life, and does so most of the time." - Jan Philippe V. Carpio, Filmmaker >>Read Review

"Life stories of persons with disabilities have been a favorite subject of filmmakers. But seldom do they portray the disabled person's life with such honesty and truthfulness." - Carol Catacutan, Adaptive Technology for Rehabilitation, Integration, And Empowerment of the Visually Impaired (ATRIEV) >>Read Review


 

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Read Dino Manrique's feature on Ellen Ongkeko

On May 18, 10:30 pm,
May 21, 9:30 am
June 4, 4:30 pm, June 8, 6:30 pm, and June 28, 2:30 pm, Star Cinema will showcase, on Cinema One (Channel 22), a true-to-life story of a blind couple's journey, in the digital movie ANGELS.

It tells their story from the point of view of their 10-year-old boy who guides them through the streets of Third-World Manila in search of a normal family life.

It stars multi-awarded actors Gina Alajar and Nonie Buencamino. Child actor Angelo Caangay gives an outstanding performance as Jonathan.

Ellen Ongkeko directs from the script of Ricardo Lee.

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