# Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa

Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa (English: Sarah... The Little Princess) is a 1995 Filipino family drama film directed by Romy V. Suzara. The screenplay, written by Shaira Mella Salvador, was based on the 1985 Japanese anime Princess Sara, which in turn was based on the 1905 children's novel A Little Princess by British-American playwright and author Frances Hodgson Burnett. The film stars Camille Prats in the title role, with the cast including Rio Locsin, Mat Ranillo III, Angelica Panganiban, Romeo Rivera, and Jean Garcia.
Produced and distributed by Star Cinema, the film was theatrically released on June 7, 1995. This is the fourth film adaptation that was based on the programs transmitted by ABS-CBN.

## Plot

Sarah Crewe (Prats), who was born in India, is sent to a boarding school in England, leaving her life in India and her father, Captain Crewe (Ranillo III). Life is rather hard for Sarah, so he bought her a doll named Emily.
Sarah quickly became the center of attention at school and befriends almost all students, even the school's scullery maid, Becky (Panganiban). The rich yet selfish Lavinia Herbert (Pedersen), once the most popular girl in school, grows jealous of Sarah.
Sarah is then informed during her birthday party that her father died in a mining accident. Out of greed, Miss Minchin (García) locked Sarah away in the attic, taking her possessions and forcing her into servitude to make her earn her keep, telling people outside that the girl had disappeared. Upon the downfall of her perceived rival, a gloating Lavinia and her coterie of girls then torment Sarah and Becky.
In the end, her father's friend discovers that Sarah, the person they have been searching for a long time, just lives next door, eventually adopting the girl to repay her father's kindness of saving himself. Miss Minchin and Lavinia feel remorseful of their cruel actions and ask Sarah for forgiveness for all the cruelties they inflicted against her.

## Cast
### Main cast

* Camille Prats as Sarah Crewe

### Supporting cast

* Jean Garcia as Miss Minchin
* Rio Locsin as Miss Amelia
* Mat Ranillo III as Captain Ralph Crewe
* Angelica Panganiban as Becky
* Angelica Pedersen as Lavinia Herbert
* Paula Peralejo as Gertrude
* Romeo Rivera as Mr. Anthony Crisford
* Jaime Fábregas as James, the school cook
* Romy Romulo as Ram Dass, Mr. Crisford's Indian servant
* Tony Carreón as Señor Francisco, the Spanish language teacher
* Ramón Recto as Mr. Barrow
* Malou Crisólogo as Miss Mollie
* Kathleen Go Quien as Ermengarde St. John
* Ani Pearl Alonzo as Lottie Leigh
* Sara Polverini as Jessie
* Ryan de Vela as Peter
* Alex Symington as Peter's father
* Hilda Levantolia as Nuni Muni
* Fritz Franz Pinar as Elma Rebato
* Sarah Asher Geronimo as Sarah's classmate

## Production

Most of the film was shot on location in Scotland, with other scenes shot on set in Baguio, Philippines.
A departure from the original novel and the anime is that the girls studied Spanish as a foreign language instead of French.

## Reception
### Accolades

Accolades received by Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa :
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| 1996 | Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation | Best Child Actress | Camille Prats | Won |
| 1996 | FAMAS Awards | Best Child Actress | Camille Prats | Nominated |
| 1996 | FAMAS Awards | Best Child Actress | Angelica Panganiban | Nominated |
| 1996 | FAMAS Awards | Best Production Design | Manny Morfe | Nominated |
| 1996 | PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Best Child Actress | Camille Prats | Nominated |
| 1996 | PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Best Child Actress | Angelica Panganiban | Won |
| 1996 | PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Best Screen Adaptation | Shaira Mella-Salvador | Won |