In His Mother's Eyes

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In His Mother's Eyes
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byFM Reyes
Screenplay by
  • Jerry Gracio
  • Gina Marissa Tagasa
Story byPopoy Reyes
Produced byEllen Nicolas Criste
Starring
CinematographyNeil Daza
Rap Ramirez
Edited byVanessa De Leon
Music byCarmina Cuya
Production
company
7K Entertainment
Distributed by Viva Films
Release date
  • November 29, 2023 (2023-11-29)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

In His Mother's Eyes is a 2023 Philippine drama film directed by FM Reyes in his directorial debut from the screenplay of Jerry Gracio and Gina Marissa Tagasa. It stars Maricel Soriano, Roderick Paulate and LA Santos. The film follows the story of Tim, a special child who was left in the care of his uncle Bibs by his working mother Lucy for several years.

Contents

Plot

Cast

Production

August 7, 2023 the cast and crew are started filming the film months after Roderick Paulate found guilty for graft and falsification of documents case for hiring "ghost" employees. In August 8, b617 Management share some behind the scenes photos of Roderick and Maricel in their Instagram account. [5]

Direk FM Reyes said that the film is a love letter to parents everywhere.

He also added:

“It’s also a way of thanking my mother. They have the same story. When I was talking to LA, it’s really our way of thanking our parents, and LA loves his mom so much. When we were doing it, we were all a bit emotional every time we filmed a drama scene.” [6]

Release

The film is intended to be a MMFF entry but failed to secure the spot in the MMFF lineup. [7] The film was released on November 29, 2023, under Viva Films.

Reception

Critical response

Fred Hawson of News.ABS-CBN.com gave the film a rating of 4 out of 10 and he said: This uber melodramatic Filipino movie was clearly intended to be a tearjerker, so all the classic tropes were thrown in the mix. However, if only Lucy and Bibs did not keep major secrets between them, all this unnecessary fuss could have been avoided. Face-slapping confrontation scene aside, a rather desperate 11th hour twist had to be tacked on at the end, to squeeze out ever more tears before the reconciliatory finale. 4/10. [8]

Accolades

YearAwardsCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2024 2024 FAMAS Awards FAMAS Award for Best Actress Maricel Soriano Nominated [9] [10]
FAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actor LA SantosWon
Famas Awards for Best Original Song"Patawad Inay" — La Santos, Jonathan ManaloNominated
7th Eddys Best ActressMaricel SorianoNominated [11]
Best Supporting Actor Roderick Paulate Nominated
Best Original Theme Song"Patawad Inay" — LA Santos, Jonathan Manalo, FM ReyesNominated
Gawad Dangal Filipino AwardsBest ActressMaricel SorianoWon [12]
Best ActorRoderick PaulateWon
Best Supporting ActorLA SantosWon
Best DirectorFM ReyesWon
Best PictureIn His Mother's EyesWon
40th PMPC Star Awards for Movies Star Award for Movie Actress of the Year Maricel Soriano Won [13]

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