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"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
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"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
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"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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