What movies are participating in this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival
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Eight local films will be competing in this year’s edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival.
These films are: Deleter, starring Nadine Lustre, McCoy De Leon, and Louise Delos Reyes; Family Matters, starring Noel Trinidad, Liza Lorena, Noni Buencamino, Mylene Dizon and Agot Isidro; Mamasapano: Now It Can Be Told, led by Edu Manzano, JC De Vera, and Aljur Abrenica; My Father, Myself, with Jake Cuenca, Dimples Romana, Sean de Guzman;
Labyu With an Accent, starring Coco Martin and Jodi Sta. Maria; Nanahimik ang Gabi, with Ian Veneracion and Heaven Peralejo; Partners in Crime, with Vice Ganda and Ivana Alawi; and, My Teacher, starring Toni Gonzaga and Joey De Leon.
Deleter is a horror flick helmed by director Mikhail Red, and is about an online content moderator who screens or deletes graphic content on social media.
Official poster of “Deleter” for the MMFF.
Family Matters by director Nuel Naval is a heart-wrenching drama about a pair of aging parents coming to grips with the state of their familial relationships in the twilight of their lives.
Official poster of “Family Matters” for the MMFF.
Mamasapano, directed by Lawrence Fajardo, is an action-drama film set in the January 2015 clash between the so-called SAF 44 of the Philippine National Police, and Muslim rebels who have infested the area.
Official poster of “Mamasapano” for the MMFF.
The story of My Father, Myself, directed by Joel Lamangan, revolves around father who adopted his deceased lover’s son, who then impregnated his stepsister.
Official poster of “My Father, Myself” for the MMFF.
Labyu With an Accent is a romantic comedy co-directed by Coco Martin and Malu Sevilla, which focuses on an unlikely love blossoming between a brokenhearted businesswoman and a male escort who offered to become her “jowa” in front of her family.
Official poster of “Labyu with an Accent” for the MMFF.
Directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina, Partners in Crime tells about an ex-couple who were forced by circumstances to work together after they were implicated in a crime.
Official poster of “Partners in Crime” for the MMFF.
My Teacher follows a teacher who was unjustly dismissed from a school abroad and had to accept a job offer to teach in her home town.
Official poster of “My Teacher” for the MMFF.
Meanwhile, Nanahimik ang Gabi is a suspense-thriller love story that deals with infidelity.
Official poster of “Nanahimik ang Gabi” for the MMFF.
Following the theme “Balik Saya ang MMFF 2022,” the awards night of the 48th Metro Manila Film Festival will be held on Dec. 27. EDV
