Mila

Mila (2001)

A dedicated educator caught in the upheaval and needs of the times imparts the basic rudiments of knowledge while being haunted by personal questions that remain unanswered.

Data lansării
2001-06-27
TMDB
8.3 / 10 (3)
Durată
1 h 56 min
Genuri
Dramă
Regizor
Joel Lamangan

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Mila is a 2001 Filipino drama film directed by Joel C. Lamangan from a screenplay written by Ricky Lee, based on the life story of Anita Pamintuan. Starring Maricel Soriano in the title role, the film revolves around a public school teacher who joined a strike where she and her fellow educators demanded the government increase their wages and benefits. It co-stars Piolo Pascual, Princess Punzalan, Cherry Pie Picache, Kaye Abad, Serena Dalrymple, Jiro Manio and Angelica Panganiban.

Production

The film was based on the life of Anita Pamintuan, a public elementary school teacher who died in 1990 following her involvement in a hunger strike organized by teachers' groups. Ricky Lee, who previously collaborated with director Joel Lamangan in films including Himala (1982), Pangako ng Kahapon (1994), and The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995), conducted research about her after he was lingered from seeing a photo of her lifeless body at a newsp…

Despite the film having no "adult-aimed" themes, it was almost given an R-18 rating by the MTRCB due to the two uses of severe profane words uttered by the characters of Maricel Soriano and Cherry Pie Picache. Joel Lamangan, the film's director, criticized the censor board and blamed them as the "destroyer of the Philippine film industry" after MTRCB chair Anding Roces gave the said rating to the film.

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