Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig (Relax, It's Just Love) is a 2014 Filipino romantic comedy film starring real life father-and-son Piolo Pascual and Iñigo Pascual, Julian Estrada, and Sofia Andres. It was directed by Antoinette Jadaone who was also behind the films Beauty in a Bottle and That Thing Called Tadhana. It was also the debut film of the newbie artists Pascual, Estrada and Andres.
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| Cinematography | Dan Villegas |
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| Distributed by | Star Cinema |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
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| Box office | ₱4.9 million[1] |
The film was given five perfect stars by the critics from the local film reviewer website ClickTheCity.com, and rated PG by MTRCB.[2] The film was also given Graded A by the Cinema Evaluation Board.[3] It also received positive responses from film watchers and became a trending topic on the social networking site Twitter during its first day of showing.[4]
Summary
editThe 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
editMain cast
edit- Sofia Andres as Sari Nakpil
- Iñigo Pascual as Josh Brillantes
- Julian Estrada as Kiko Leano
Supporting cast
edit- Smokey Manaloto as Manong
- Ericka Villongco as Cupcake
- Alessandra De Rossi as Mace
- Piolo Pascual as Elias
- James Reid as Edward
- Pia Magalona
- Peque Gallaga
- Alexander Diaz
- Earl Ignacio
- Cesca Litton
Box office
editThe 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 ₱10,954,361 ($110,562) at the box-office.
References
edit- ^ "Philippines Yearly Box Office 2014". Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ "Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig (2014)". ClickTheCity.com. Philippines: Surf Shop, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ "'Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig' graded A by the CEB". Star Cinema. Philippines: ABS-CBN Corporation. November 12, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ "Netizens give 'Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig' a thumbs up". Star Cinema. Philippines: ABS-CBN Corporation. November 13, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2015.