Hamunin ang Bukas...

Hamunin ang Bukas... (lit. 'Challenge Tomorrow...') is a 1988 Filipino drama film about show business. It was directed by Chito B. Tapawan and stars Cherie Gil, Daniel Fernando, Odette Khan, Angie Ferro, Renato del Prado, Zorayda Sanchez, Tess Dumpit, Andro Guevarra, and Mark Tiongson. The film was released on October 27, 1988 as part of the 1st Chamber of Progressive Filipino Motion Picture Producers Film Festival (CPFMPP).

Hamunin ang Bukas...
Directed byChito B. Tapawan
Written byCarlo Finioni
Starring
Music byMarita Manuel
CinematographyTony Pacheco
Edited byDante Nava
Release date
  • October 27, 1988 (1988-10-27)
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

The film was a box office failure. Critic Lav Diaz gave it a mixed review, stating that though the film is the most exceptional CPFMPP entry with its subject matter, its quality is hampered by "irritating" acting and substandard scenes.

Cast

Release

Hamunin ang Bukas... was released on October 27, 1988 as part of the 1st Chamber of Progressive Filipino Motion Picture Producers Film Festival (CPFMPP).[1] It was a box office failure.[2]

Critical response

Lav Diaz, writing for the Manila Standard, gave the film a mixed review. He considered it the most exceptional film at the CPFMPP for its subject matter about show business, as it gives a different type of story from the other nine entries of the festival. However, he criticized its substandard scenes, dialogue, and "irritating" acting for hampering the film's quality, but expressed that Cherie Gil's performance was "okay".[2]

References
  1. Morato, Manuel L.; Mayo, Eddie; Laxa, Espiridion (October 26, 1988). "Next Attraction". Manila Standard. Manila Standard News, Inc. p. 26. Retrieved November 30, 2020. From October 27 to November 2...
  2. Diaz, Lav (November 2, 1988). "Medyo naiba" [Slightly different]. Manila Standard (in Filipino). Manila Standard News, Inc. p. 26. Retrieved November 30, 2020. [N]agkakalituhan sa mga linya, nabibinat na mga eksena, iritableng pagganap..., at pumalpak sa takilya.


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