Underplayed Gems

Karma (1981)

Karma poster
Directed by
Danny Zialcita
Genre
drama
Country
Philippines
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two lovers in a past life are killed and later reincarnated. In a new life, they meet again but must deal with jealousy from their current partners.

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What happens

Karma is a 1981 Philippine romantic drama film directed by Danny L. Zialcita from a written story by Sylvia Barretto and screenplay by Zialcita. The film stars Vilma Santos and Ronaldo Valdez in their respective roles as Sarah and Eric, the reincarnation of the past lovers Guada and Enrico (played by Leila Hermosa and Dante Rivero, respectively), who were killed by Limbo (played by Ruel Vernal). After they reincarnated, Sarah and Eric will cross paths with each other because of destiny but their love will be a center of jealousy from their respective lovers, Sara's fiance Alfredo (Tommy Abuel) and Cristy (Chanda Romero). Karma was released on December 25, 1981 by Sining Silangan Productions and it served as one of the entries for the 7th Metro Manila Film Festival. It also received accolades from various award-giving bodies, particularly the Best Actress award for Santos from the said film festival. The film was digitally restored and remastered by ABS-CBN Film Restoration and L'Immagine Ritrovata in 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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