BL movie ‘The Boy Foretold by the Stars’ joins virtual MMFF

As Boys’ Love stories have become more mainstream in Philippine media, a BL movie is set for viewing at the 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival.

“The Boy Foretold by the Stars” has been included in this year’s lineup, MMFF announced on Tuesday, Nov. 24.

The festival is going virtual this year in light of the coronavirus pandemic. It will be accessible through Upstream via Globe’s GMovies. Streaming will begin on Dec. 25.

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The film stars Adrian Lindayag and Keann Johnson as high school students Dominic and Luke who find each other at a Catholic school retreat. The two deal with fate and faith when it comes to their budding relationship.

Watch the trailer from Clever Minds here:

The movie dubs itself as the first Filipino BL movie since it was in production even before this year’s pandemic lockdown. It is written by Dolly Dulu and produced by actress Jodi Sta. Maria of Clever Minds Inc., The Dolly Collection and Brainstormers Lab.  /ra

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