A project starring Daniel Padilla and Charo Santos has finally been confirmed: a film on survival in the aftermath of Supertyphoon Yolanda titled “Whether the Weather Is Fine.”
Pictures of the cast were released yesterday, Dec. 12, by Dreamscape Entertainment.
(From left) Francinne Rifol, Charo Santos, Carlo Francisco Manatad and Daniel Padilla (Image: Facebook/@DreamscapePH)
Santos and Padilla will play mother and son as they try to survive in the havoc wreaked by the supertyphoon. Actress Francinne Rifol will also star in the film directed by Carlo Francisco Manatad.
Pictures of the set appear to show Santos as a seamstress, while Padilla helps in her shop.
Daniel Padilla and Charo Santos (Image: Facebook/@DreamscapePH)
The film has been in development since 2014. It has been part of workshops abroad, namely the La Fabrique des Cinema du Monde, the Torino FilmLab and Semaine dela Critique’s Next Step program.
It was previously reported in April that real-life mother and son Sylvia Sanchez and Arjo Atayde would star in the movie. /ra
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