
I Will Wait for You in Heaven
Seen it?1991 | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of people who love a good family story and readers who like to compare the book and the screen version. Anyone with siblings or parents will recognize something here. Liked Wuthering Heights? This is a good next one. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Character-first and patient, at 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
Carmina begins to doubt her future with poor Gabriel when another suitor dazzles her with expensive gifts. Overhearing Carmina's sentiments, Gabriel is heartbroken and goes away to return a wealthy man to prove his worthiness to Carmina.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
4 wins and 7 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 23K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Carlos Siguion-Reyna
- Richard GomezGabriel
- Dawn ZuluetaCarmina
- Michael De MesaMilo
- Jackie Lou BlancoSandra
- Eric QuizonAlan
- Vangie LabalanAdora
- Joe Mari AvellanaDon Joaquin
- Guila AlvarezYoung Carmina
- Gio AlvarezYoung Milo
- Jomari YllanaYoung Gabriel