MANILA. Philippines—Actress Angelica Panganiban hit netizens who watched a pirated copy of the film “That Thing Called Tadhana” that was leaked on Youtube.
On her Twitter account, the actress who played as the heartbroken Mace also commended those who paid to watch the film on cinema.
“Sa lahat ng nanood ng pelikula sa computer… Sana makatulog kayo ng mahimbing sa ginawa nyo..” according to Panganiban’s tweet that garnered 816 favorites and 325 retweets as of posting time.
Sa lahat ng nanood ng pelikula sa computer… Sana makatulog kayo ng mahimbing sa ginawa nyo..
— Angelica Panganiban (@IamAngelicaP) February 16, 2015
“At sa lahat ng nagbayad sa sinehan, mabuhay kayo!!” she added in a separate tweet that got at least 1,064 favorites and 278 retweets.
At sa lahat ng nagbayad sa sinehan, mabuhay kayo!! — Angelica Panganiban (@IamAngelicaP) February 16, 2015
Panganiban was obviously outraged at pirated copies of the film uploaded on Youtube that was doing the rounds on social media. The pirated copies have since been taken down.
Angelica Panganiban
Some netizens sided with Panganiban and said they did not regret paying for the film instead of watching it online.
“Yes! We don’t mind. Just by watching the movie in cinema means that we truly appreciate your craft!” tweeted @mizy_sue.
“Mas maganda manuod sa sinehan mas feel mo yung aww ng paligid!” added @IamKayeAldrinM.
“Nagbayad po ako.. ipinila ko yon ng isang oras sa Glorietta nung 14th makanuod lang mam! naka post pa sa IG ko <3,” @ohohmartin also said.
Still, one netizen criticized Panganiban for putting the blame on the viewers instead of the uploaders of the pirated copies.
“Mas better kung yung nag-upload ang wag mong patulugin? Hindi yung viewers mo, kung wala naman din sila wala yung P100 (million) niyo,” tweeted @TeamBangky, referring to the P100 million in earnings the movie reaped since it hit the cinemas on Feb. 4.
In the movie, Mace, whose heart was broken by a partner of eight years, embarked on a soul-searching journey to Baguio and Sagada with a stranger she met on the airport, Anthony, played by actor JM de Guzman. The movie is directed by Antoinette Jadaone, who also wrote the script for another hit movie “English Only, Please.”
Panganiban won a Best Actress Award at this year’s Gawad Tanglaw for her performance in the film.
“Tadhana” premiered at the Cinema One Originals film festival in November last year.
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