PEP Guide to MMFF 2014

This Christmas season, Filipino moviegoers can choose among the four sequels, an historical period film, an action flick and a romantic comedy that will be shown as part of the 2014 Metro Manila Film Festival.

Now on its 40th edition, the MMFF will run from December 25 to January 7, 2015.

Get the chance to know more about the mainstream entries namely Bonifacio, Ang Unang Pangulo; English Only, Please; Feng Shui 2; Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2; My Big Bossings Adventures; Muslim Magnum .357; Praybeyt Benjamin 2; and Shake, Rattle and Roll XV. Now celebrating its 40th year, the MMFF is held in recognition of the role of the film industry in providing artistic depictions of both this countrys stories and history, as described in the Metro Manila Development Authority website. The MMDA supervises the annual film festival along with key members of the film industry.

This year, there are eight official movie entries in the Mainstream section of MMFF 2014:

Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo depicts the life of Andres Bonifacio, tagged as the father of Philippine revolution.

Lead actor Robin Padilla revealed that the production cost alone of this period film already reached P90 million.

His ex-girlfriend, Vina Morales, is cast as Andres' wife Gregoria "Oriang" de Jesus. According to the actress, she still felt the chemistry that they became known for at the height of their popularity during the '90s.

(Read: Vina Morales on ex-boyfriend Robin Padilla: "Hindi nawala yong pagmamahal ko at respeto ko sa kanya.)

In the romantic comedy English Only, Please, Derek Ramsay and Jennylyn Mercado find love in the most unexpected circumstances. Derek is cast as Julian, a balikbayan who wants to exact revenge on his ex-girlfriend (played by Isabel Oli). He hires Tere (played by Jennylyn Mercado) to help him translate his hate-filled letter from English to Tagalog. Can his tutor help him finally move on from his bad breakup?

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PEP Guide to MMFF 2014