Ipagpatawad Mo

Ipagpatawad Mo (English: Forgive Me) is a 1991 Philippine family drama film directed by Laurice Guillen from a story and screenplay written by Olivia M. Lamasan. Starring Vilma Santos and Christopher de Leon in their 16th film together, the film revolves around a couple who try their best to make their marriage work while they struggle with their firstborn who has autism. Charito Solis, Delia Razon, Bing Loyzaga, Amy Perez, Joonee Gamboa, and others also star as the supporting cast.

Produced and distributed by Viva Films, the film was theatrically released on 23 October 1991.

Plot
The marriage between Celina and Mike went into a point of tension when they learned that their first-born child, Mike Jr. (nicknamed Junjun), has autism.

Production
ABS-CBN's resident writer and producer, Olivia Lamasan, was tasked by director Laurice Guillen to write a screenplay after the latter discovered her great efforts and contributions in rewriting the scripts.

The lead stars, Vilma Santos and Christopher de Leon prepared and tackled their roles as the parents of an autistic child by visiting a school for special needs, reading materials related to the subject matter, watching a film with the related themes, and speaking to the parents whose children have autism.

Television release
The film received a television premiere on 22 April 1993, as a feature presentation for GMA Network's movie block, Viva Sinerama.

Critical reception
Butch Francisco of The Philippine Star gave praise to the cast's performance, stating it is "a major film event of the year, with quiet and restrained performances by the cast that erupts in emotional outbursts only periodically and judiciously". Elvira Mata of Manila Standard gave a positive review, stating that she is glad that the film's story talks about a "more sophisticated subject", rather than the ones about romance and affairs. Nena Z. Villanueva, also from Manila Standard, stated that the film "should be an eye opener for such doctors and parents".