Natutulog Pa ang Diyos (English: "God is Still Sleeping") is a 1988 Filipino drama film directed by Lino Brocka. The screenplay, written by Orlando R. Nandres and Gina Marissa Tagasa-Gil, is based on the original novel of the same name by Ruben R. Marcelino and stars Lorna Tolentino, Ricky Davao, and Gary Valenciano.

In 2007, the film was remade into a television drama series as Natutulog Ba ang Diyos? by ABS-CBN as the fourth installment of Sineserye Presents and stars Roxanne Guinoo as Gillian, Jake Cuenca as Andrew, and Joross Gamboa as Mark.

Plot

Everyone notices how different Andrew (Ricky Davao) and Gillian (Lorna Tolentino) look from their respective sets of parents but no one really makes a fuss about it. What is even more surprising is that the two have never felt close with their families growing up. Instead, Gillian becomes more closely attached to Andrew's parents (Ricky Belmonte and Marita Zobel) while Andrew feels more drawn to Gillian's parents, Bernardo (Dante Rivero) and Patria (Gina Pareño). Little do they suspect that this is because Andrew and Gillian had been switched at birth. Andrew's real father, Bernardo, a poor private driver, decides that Andrew will have a better life growing up with his rich bosses. So he makes sure that only he and his wife Patria know that he has switched the two babies when the mothers both gave birth at a provincial hospital. No amount of pleading from Patria can make him change his mind. Out of frustration, Patria resorts to maltreating Gillian. The latter finds comfort with Andrew's mother, Rose, and later with Mark, (Gary Valenciano) a rich suitor. Jealous of Gillian's newfound attention, Andrew decides to force himself on Gillian, an act which leads to the revelation of the secret of their parentage.

Cast and characters

• Lorna Tolentino as Gillian Ramirez
• Ricky Davao as Andrew Velasco
• Gary Valenciano as Mark Vilchez
• Marita Zobel as Rose Velasco
• Gina Pareño as Patria Ramirez
• Ricky Belmonte as Mike Velasco
• Tina Godinez as Tina Ramirez
• Michael Locsin as Boy Ramirez
• Dante Rivero as Bernardo Ramirez

Release

The film was released and distributed by Seiko Films on September 22, 1988. The initial theatrical run was opened in 44 theaters across the National Capital Region and its neighboring provinces.^[1]

References

External links

• Natutulog Pa Ang Diyos at IMDb