The Flor Contemplacion Story

The Flor Contemplacion Story
DVD cover of The Flor Contemplacion Story
Directed byJoel Lamangan
Screenplay by
Story byEfren Contemplacion
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRomy Vitug
Edited by
Music byVehnee Saturno
Production
company
Distributed byViva Films
Release date
  • June 7, 1995 (1995-06-07)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Box office₱70 million[1]

The Flor Contemplacion Story is a 1995 drama film directed by Joel C. Lamangan from a screenplay written by Ricky Lee and Bonifacio Ilagan, based on a story supplied by Efren Contemplacion. Starring Nora Aunor, the film tells the story of a Filipina domestic helper who was hanged in Singapore for allegedly killing her fellow maid and was chronicled in a film which operates on various personal, social and political levels.

A film produced by Viva Films that was both critically acclaimed and controversial, The Flor Contemplacion Story brought Nora Aunor numerous citations for her intense portrayal as the fallen heroine of the story.[2] It was later screened and exhibited in different film festivals around the world, particularly at the 19th Cairo International Film Festival where the film won the Golden Pyramid Award and its lead star, Nora Aunor, won the Princess Pataten Award for Best Actress.[2]

  1. ^ Red, Isiah Vasquez (June 16, 1995). More canteen 'disclosures'. Manila Standard. p. 251.
  2. ^ a b "Nora Aunor Filmography". Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.