Sunod
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| Directed by | Carlo Ledesma |
| Screenplay by | Anton Santamaria |
| Story by | Carlo Ledesma Anton Santamaria |
| Produced by | Paul Soriano Mark Victor |
| Starring | Carmina Villaroel Mylene Dizon |
| Cinematography | Mycko David |
| Edited by | Gino Delos Reyes |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
Sunod (transl. Next) is a 2019 Philippine horror film directed by Carlo Ledesma. It stars Carmina Villaroel, and Mylene Dizon.
Premise
[edit]Sunod follows Olivia (Carmina Villaroel), a mother who accepts a call center job in an old building in Manila. A spirit of a young girl follows the Olivia home and takes interest of Anelle (Krystal Brimner), Olivia's daughters who has a heart condition.[1][2]
Cast
[edit]- Carmina Villaroel as Olivia, a single mother who takes a call center job in an old building
- Mylene Dizon as Karen, an executive in Olivia's call center
- Krystal Brimner as Anelle, Olivia's daughter who is afflicted with a heart ailment.
- Kate Alejandrino as Mimi, Olivia's coworker
- JC Santos as Lance, Olivia's team leader in the call center
- Rhed Bustamante as Nerisa, a ghost
- Susan Africa as Perla, Nerisa's mother
- Freddie Webb as Don Jaime, Karen's father
- Victor Silayan as young Jaime
- Roxanne Guinoo as Nurse Bridgette, Don Jaime's wife and nurse
- Dolly de Leon as Receptionist
- Arthur Solinap as Dr. Jess Chavez, Anelle's doctor
- Teroy Guzman as Liboro Lawyer, Karen's attorney
Production
[edit]Sunod was produced under Ten17P.[3] It was directed by Carlo Ledesma and written by Anton Santamaria. This is Ledesma's first feature film since The Tunnel in 2011. Mycko David was the cinematographer.[2] Sunod was inspired by an urban legend in the call center industry.[4]
Filming for Sunod which was meant to be a submission for a film festival was already taking place[5] by July 2019, when the first four entries for the 2019 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMMF) was announced.[6] The Quezon Institute, a hospital in Quezon City was a filming location for Sunod.[7]
Release
[edit]Sunod was initially not accepted as one of the official entries for the 2019 Metro Manila Film Festival. However following the withdrawal of Kampon, In September 2019, Sunod was named the replacement entry, due to it being the next ranked film of the same genre. The film would premiere on December 25, 2019, in the film festival.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "'Sunod'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 23, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ a b De Veyra, Ramon (December 28, 2019). "'Sunod' scares up the MMFF". Lifestyle.INQ. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Hallare, Katrina (September 4, 2019). "'Sunod' replaces Kris Aquino's '(K)ampon' as MMFF entry". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "'Sunod' director Carlo Ledesma on what makes his film stand out: 'I have the best actors'". Rappler. December 24, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Garcia, Rose (October 20, 2019). "Carmina Villarroel talks about Sunod replacing Kris Aquino's supposed MMFF 2019 entry". PEP.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Chua, Zsarlene B. (July 12, 2019). "Vic Sotto, Vice Ganda films among first 4 MMFF entries". BusinessWorld. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ Bautista, Mario (December 5, 2019). "Carmina relates spooky events on 'Sunod' location". Malaya Business Insight. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Horror flick 'Sunod' replaces Kris Aquino film as official MMFF entry". CNN Philippines. September 3, 2019. Archived from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2024.