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The Flor Contemplacion Story
Joel Lamangan | Philippines | 1995 | 120 min.

Extreme poverty and a sense of hopelessness have driven many Filipinos abroad to seek work in order to support their families. Flor Contemplacion, a mother of four (played by Nora Aunor, one of the Philippines' biggest stars), went to Singapore to work as a maid. Although she avoided the lot of many of her fellow female domestic workers--horribly abused by their employers--her fate was in fact much worse: In March of 1995 she was hanged for the murder of another Filipina maid and her ward, a six year-old Singaporean boy. Her sentencing unleashed an outpouring of sympathy from Filipinos and scathing condemnations of the Phillipine government and its embassy in Singapore who, it was believed, had done little to help her.

DIRECTED BY: Joel Lamangan.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Vic Del Rosario, Jr.
PRODUCER: William C. Leary
SCREENPLAY: Ricardo Lee, Bonifacio Ilagan, based on the story by Efren Contemplacion.
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Romeo Vitug, FSC.
MUSIC: Vehnee Saturno
PRINCIPAL CAST: Nora Aunor, Julio Diaz, Vina Morales, Ian De Leon, Charito Solis, Ronaldo Valdez, Gloria Sevilla.

Original language is Pagalog

New York Premiere, 1996 Human Rights Watch Festival. Distributed by Viva Films, Baby A. Gil, 16 Scout Albano, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, Tel: 011-632-924-6945 Fax: 011-632-924-1359.

Joel Lamangan


Director Joel Lamangan studied at theater, film, and television schools in the Philippines, Southeast Asia, Germany, Cuba and Australia. He acted and directed for stage and television, then started acting in films, including the role of Linda Hunt's killer in The Year of Living Dangerously. He made his feature directorial debut in 1991 with Darna. Other films include: Hiram Na Mukha (1992), Ngayon At Kailanman (1992), Hanggang Saan Hanggang Kailan (1993), Sa Isang Sulok Ng Pangarap (1993), Ikaw (1993), Kapantay Ay Langit (1994), Kadenang Bulaklak (1994), Pangako Ng Kahapon (1994), Anghel Na Walang Langit (1994) and Silakbo (1995).

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