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FAMILY OF TWO (A MOTHER AND SON'S STORY)
Opening Date: Monday, 25 December 2023
Synopsis:
This drama film tells the story of Maricar whose world revolves around her son, Mateo, who she raised singlehandedly. When Mateo is moving to Singapore to pursue his career ambition and his girlfriend, he devised a plan to find a good man who can look after her mother while he is gone. At first, this made Maricar furious but eventually she saw the pure intention of her son. The separation and distance made Maricar discover her happiness outside her son. On the other hand, being away from Maricar made Mateo realize that truly home is where his heart is.
Cast: Alden Richards, Sharon Cuneta
Genre: Drama
Run Time: 1hr 40min
![KAMPON](/data/uploads/2023/12/Kampon.jpg)
KAMPON
Opening Date: Monday, 25 December 2023
Synopsis:
After 8 years of marriage, a childless couple named Clark and Eileen meet a little girl who one day, came knocking at their door claiming to be Clark's child. Despite the unexpected situation, the wife accepts the child and temporarily fosters her while figuring the next steps. Meanwhile, Clark investigates the child's history while Eileen begins to develop an odd and eerie relation with the child. Also strange occurrences happen around the couple's life - with ominous voices, visions of death and rebirth and night stalkers, that all escalate the paranoia in the household. As the seemingly innocent child grows more fond of Eileen, Clark must decide between erasing his past to save his marriage or embracing the truth and the demons that come along with it.
Cast: Beauty Gonzales, Derek Ramsay
Genre: Horror
Run Time: 1hr 31min
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PENDUKO
Opening Date: Monday, 25 December 2023
Synopsis:
In this new film version of the iconic comic book character, Pedro Penduko is the son of a philanthropic faith healer in the countryside. Yearning for a more modern and materialistic life, Pedro runs away to the city to live independently and pursue finer things in life. Unfortunately, he doesn't find the prosperity he yearns. That is, until he is recruited in an underground company called Hatinggabi, where people with supernatural gifts like Pedro are formally trained and sent to heal victims of sorcery in exchange for money. His new career, however, will lead him to an identity crisis that asks the question: is his destiny to be a healer or a sorcerer?
Cast: Albert Martinez, John Arcilla, Matteo Guidicelli
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Run Time: 2hr 0min
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REWIND
Opening Date: Monday, 25 December 2023
Synopsis:
This romance drama film is about a man who at a certain point in his life feels guilty of his life choices. All these after not being promoted in his work, being estranged from his father and son and a having a rocky marriage and then his wife dies in a car accident. One day he meets a man who offers him a once-in-a-lifetime deal — to rewind his life and correct all his mistakes and repair his relationship with his wife and family on one condition — he has to die in place of his wife. He believes the man to be Jesus. With everything to lose and to hope for, John rewinds his life and discovers that the true meaning of happiness comes from the thing he has taken for granted: LOVE.
Cast: Dingdong Dantes, Marian Rivera
Genre: Drama
Run Time: 2hr 0min
![BECKY AND BADETTE](/data/uploads/2023/12/BECKY___BADETTE.jpg)
BECKY AND BADETTE
Opening Date: Monday, 25 December 2023
Synopsis:
The film is a heartwarming comedy about friendship and second chances. It charts about the struggles of Becky and Badette, two high school best friends, who in their mid-40s, are still struggling to make ends meet but they never lose hope in their dream of one day becoming famous celebrities. In their high school reunion, they are reluctant to tell people that they have amounted to nothing and fabricate the most incredible lies about themselves, becoming the target of envious people, particularly a former schoolmate who is mean and refuses to see them succeed. Adding to the conflict is the re-emergence of the incredibly charming and smooth-talking Pepe, who broke both their hearts in high school. Soon Becky and Badette find themselves entangled in a love triangle, competing against each other for Pepe's love and attention. Are they risking their friendship for a man that could burn them both?
Cast: Eugene Domingo, Pokwang
Genre: Comedy
Run Time: 2hr 0min
![BROKEN HEART'S TRIP](/data/uploads/2023/12/Broken_Hearts_Trip.jpg)
BROKEN HEART'S TRIP
Opening Date: Monday, 25 December 2023
Synopsis:
This is a comedy drama film about five different LGBTQ individuals who will finally have the time of their lives after countless heartaches, frustrations and seemingly endless griefs. A corporate agency sponsors a reality competition that features a series of trips to the most beautiful tourist spots in the Philippines, dubbed "The Broken Hearts Trip" - where they have to remain single at the end of their journey. The last gay man or transwoman standing will win 1 million pesos. But each step and each activity may not exactly go in their favor - will it be money or love? is the one perplexing question that one must answer as experiences grow more enriching and exciting.
Cast: Andoy Ranay, Christian Bables, Teejay Marquez
Genre: Comedy
Run Time: 1hr 52min
![FIREFLY](/data/uploads/2023/12/Firefly.jpg)
FIREFLY
Opening Date: Monday, 25 December 2023
Synopsis:
Firefly is the story of 10-year old Tonton and his single mother Elay who live a humble but happy life together. When Elay finds out she is terminally ill, she races against time to leave behind as many stories as she can. One story catches Tonton's imagination: the tale of the firefly who defeated the island beast with its light. With the passing of his mother, Tonton sets on a journey to find the mythical island of the fireflies. A fairytale adventure for all ages, Firefly is a coming of age drama that explores a child's experience of grief and his eventual discovery that love makes you brave.
Cast: Alessandra de Rossi, Euwenn Mikaell
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Run Time: 1hr 43min
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GOMBURZA
Opening Date: Monday, 25 December 2023
Synopsis:
This historical film tells the story of three martyr priests - Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora - who were executed by Spain in 1872 falsely accused of sedition and treason. A heroic drama laden with intrigue, battle scenes and love of country, Gomburza is an epic tribute to the people behind the birth of our Filipino conciousness.
Cast: Cedrick Juan, Dante Rivero, Enchong Dee
Genre: Drama
Run Time: 1hr 52min
![MALLARI](/data/uploads/2023/12/MALLARI.jpg)
MALLARI
Opening Date: Monday, 25 December 2023
Synopsis:
In search of his family’s supernatural cure for his dying girlfriend, JONATHAN MALLARI digs into his 1800s serial killer priest ancestor, SEVERINO— triggering, not a cure but a curse: malevolent hauntings, uncontrollable soul travel, and the mysterious return of the serial killings in present-day. JONATHAN soon learns that to in order to heal his girlfriend, he will have to kill, too, just as ancestor SEVERINO did. Will JONATHAN use the ancestral curse: kill so that his beloved girlfriend can live?
Cast: Elisse Joson, JC Santos, Piolo Pascual
Genre: Horror
Run Time: 2hr 0min
![WHEN I MET YOU IN TOKYO](/data/uploads/2023/12/When_I_Met_You_In_Tokyo.jpg)
WHEN I MET YOU IN TOKYO
Opening Date: Monday, 25 December 2023
Synopsis:
This romance film tells a story about unconditional love, sacrifices, sufferings, age, and aging. It is about a "dedicated and devotedly in love with each other" Filipino elderly couple and their courageous end of life journeys. Joey is an OFW permanent resident of Japan who is wounded and traumatized by his ex-wife's betrayal. He promised himself never to love again but things changed when he met Azon, who is also an OFW and a permanent resident in Japan who will make him believe to give love another shot, only to discover after only a few years of a happy blissful marriage that Azon is dealing with an age-related debilitating disease that will surely break Joey's heart once more.
Cast: Christopher De Leon, Vilma Santos
Genre: Drama
Run Time: 2hr 3min
FAMILY OF TWO (A MOTHER AND SON'S STORY)
Opening Date: Monday, 25 December 2023
Synopsis:
This drama film tells the story of Maricar whose world revolves around her son, Mateo, who she raised singlehandedly. When Mateo is moving to Singapore to pursue his career ambition and his girlfriend, he devised a plan to find a good man who can look after her mother while he is gone. At first, this made Maricar furious but eventually she saw the pure intention of her son. The separation and distance made Maricar discover her happiness outside her son. On the other hand, being away from Maricar made Mateo realize that truly home is where his heart is.
Cast: Alden Richards, Sharon Cuneta
Genre: Drama
Run Time: 1hr 40min