Ikaw ang Pag-ibig (2011)

Ikaw ang Pag-ibig (You Are Love) is a religious family-drama film released by Star Cinema with Archdiocese of Caceres and Marilou Diaz-Abaya Film Institute and Arts Center. It commemorates the tercentenary of the devotion to Our Lady of Peñafrancia, the patroness of the Bicol Region in the Philippines. The film was released on September 14, 2011.


Production
Preparations for the film was done in July 2010. The film was to be helm by the critically acclaimed director of Muro Ami and Pusod ng Dagat, Marilou Diaz-Abaya. Initially, the films tentative titles were Peñafrancia and Ina. But later on changed to Ikaw Ang Pag-Ibig. Filming started middle of 2010 in Naga City during the 300th anniversary of Our Lady of Peñafrancia. Unitel Productions was supposed to produce this film but when it backed out, the Archdiocese of Caceres in Naga City, Camarines Sur decided to fund the project. The said parish is led by Archbishop Leonardo Legaspi, O.P.D.D., who has held this position for the past 26 years.


Reception
The film has been Graded "A" by the Cinema Evaluation Board, and Rated PG-13 by the Movie and Television Ratings and Classification Board. It has also been endorsed by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, the Association of Catholic Universities and the Manila Archdiocese and Parochial Schools, Association, Inc.


Synopsis
The movie revolves around a young, contemporary, rebellious woman Vangie Cruz (Ina Feleo), whose family life and career as a video editor are disrupted when her only brother, a newly ordained priest, Fr. Johnny (Marvin Agustin), is diagnosed of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. As a sibling, Vangie is called upon to be a donor for Fr. Johnny's bone marrow transplant. At first, Vangie is very reluctant. She has a clinical phobia for medical procedures, the reasons for which are rooted in an attempted, but botched, abortion which she suffered through many years earlier and has since been troubled about. Her life is saved by Dr. Joey Lucas (Jomari Yllana) with whom she has a love child, and whom she eventually marries. Vangie's dysfunctional family gravitates around Fr. Johnny, and in their struggle to cope with his illness, find themselves drawn to Ina, begging for her intercession. Their prayers are answered, not so much by way of a miraculous cure for Fr. Johnny, but by the grace of conversion, of love, of forgiveness, reconciliation, and hope.


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Cast
Ina Feleo as Evangeline "Vangie" Cruz
Marvin Agustin as Fr. Johnny
Jomari Yllana as Dr. Joey Lucas
Shamaine Centenera
Nonnie Buencamino
Jaime Fabregas
Eddie Garcia
Yogo Singh


Summary

Directed	Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Produced	Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Charo Santos-Concio, Malou N. Santos, Leonardo Legaspi
Written	Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Starring	Jomari Yllana, Marvin Agustin, Ina Feleo
Music	Nonong Buencamino
Cinematography	David Abaya
Editing	Tara Illenberger
Studio	Archdiocese of Caceres, Marilou Diaz-Abaya Film Institute and Arts Center
Distributed	Star Cinema
Release Date(s)	September 14, 2011
Running Time	120 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Tagalog
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