Relaks, It's Just Pag-Ibig
| Relaks, It's Just Pag-Ibig | |
|---|---|
| Directed by |
Antoinette Jadaone Irene Villamor |
| Produced by |
Joyce Bernal Piolo Jose Nonato Pascual Erick Raymundo Shayne Sarte |
| Written by |
Antoinette Jadaone Irene Villamor |
| Starring |
Iñigo Pascual Julian Estrada Sofia Andres |
| Cinematography | Dan Villegas |
| Edited by |
Marla Ancheta Joyce Bernal |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Star Cinema |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | |
| Box office | ₱4.9 million[1] |
Relaks, It's Just Pag-Ibig (English: Relax, It's Just Love) is a 2014 Filipino romantic comedy film starring Iñigo Pascual, Julian Estrada, and Sofia Andres. It was directed by Antoinette Jadaone who was also behind the movies Beauty in a Bottle and That Thing Called Tadhana. The movie was also the debut film of the newbie artists Pascual, Estrada and Andres.
The movie was given five perfect stars by the movie critics from the local movie reviewer website ClickTheCity.com, and Rated PG from MTRCB.[2] Aside from this, it also received an average rating of 8.2/10 from IMDB.[3] The movie was also given Graded A by the Cinema Evaluation Board.[4] It also received positive responses from movie watchers and became a trending topic on the social networking site Twitter during its first day of showing.[5]
Summary
The story of Relaks, It's Just Pag-Ibig revolves around a 16-year-old girl named Sari (Sofia Andres) who picked up a love letter written by a certain man named Elias, dedicated to a woman named Salome. Sari wanted to meet the two under the blue moon in a beach in Leyte. She dragged Josh (Iñigo Pascual), a non-believer in love, in her journey, and also her best friend Kiko (Julian Estrada), who is secretly in love with Sari.
Cast
Main cast
- Iñigo Pascual as Josh Brillantes
- Julian Estrada as Kiko Leano
- Sofia Andres as Sari Nakpil
Supporting cast
- Smokey Manaloto as Manong
- Ericka Villongco as Cupcake
- Alessandra De Rossi as Mace
- Piolo Pascual as Elias
- James Reid as Josh's classmate
- Pia Magalona
- Peque Gallaga
- Alexander Diaz
- Earl Ignacio
- Cesca Litton
Box-office
The film was considered a moderate success, considering that the three main leads of the film were not relatively known to audiences, especially Iñigo Pascual. The film ultimately earned ₱4,954,361 ($110,562) at the box-office.
References
- ↑ "Philippines Yearly Box Office 2014". Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- ↑ "Relaks, It's Just Pag-Ibig (2014)". ClickTheCity.com. Philippines: Surf Shop, Inc. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- ↑ "Relaks, It's Just Pag-Ibig (2014)". IMDB. IMDB.com, Inc. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- ↑ "'Relaks, It's Just Pag-Ibig' graded A by the CEB". Star Cinema. Philippines: ABS-CBN Corporation. 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- ↑ "Netizens give 'Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig' a thumbs up". Star Cinema. Philippines: ABS-CBN Corporation. 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2015-03-07.