The Fatima Buen Story

The Fatima Buen Story is a 1994 Philippine biographical crime drama film directed by Mario O'Hara. The film stars Kris Aquino as the title role. The film is based on the actual case of Fatima Buen, a woman jailed for illegal recruitment.

The film is streaming online on YouTube.

Cast

 * Kris Aquino as Fatima Buen
 * Charlotte Lugo as Young Fatima
 * Zoren Legaspi as Oscar Kintanar
 * John Regala as Leslie Baron
 * Janice de Belen as Batman
 * Gina Pareño as Frank
 * Perla Bautista as Corazon
 * Leni Santos as Irene
 * Shintaro Valdez as Date of Fatima
 * Bob Soler as Mr. Dalo Periquet
 * Naty Mallares as Lolal Felisa
 * Noni Mauricio as Jake
 * Carmen Enriquez as Aling Caring
 * Dante Balois as Informer
 * Brando Legaspi as Date of Fatima
 * Josie Galvez as Comadrona
 * Nonong de Andres as the Omen
 * William Thayer as Mayor
 * Judy Teodoro as Recruiter of Japayuki
 * Gil Arceo as Warden
 * Frank Rivera as Lawyer
 * Enrico Salcedo as Lawyer
 * Ruben O'Hara as Judge
 * Yolly Palma as Asuncion
 * Bennette Ignacio as Noel
 * John Lester Hogan as Youngest son of Fatima
 * Oscar Ramirez as Informer
 * Alex Cunanan as Yakuza

Critical response
Manila Standard opinion writer Ariel Bocobo gave a brief negative review of the film, stating that "[t]he only good part of the movie was the ending. The movie itself was a disaster."

Screenwriter Nestor U. Torre considered the film as among the few local films produced in 1994 that were "relatively choice". In 2002, film columnist Isah V. Red considered the film a classic. In 2006, filmmaker Jose Javier Reyes listed the film at no. 5 in his top 21 films of the past 21 years.