LOOK: Controversial MMFF entry ‘My Father, Myself’ holds successful premiere, earns rave reviews
When its trailer first came out, netizens went abuzz as ‘My Father, Myself’ tackled a number of controversial topics. It is no wonder the recently held premiere night was well-attended. There were so many curious cats to feed in this still relatively conservative community. Celebrities and friends attended the red carpet premiere.
Produced by Mentorque Entertainment and 3:16 MediaNetwork, My Father, Myself features the acting prowesses of Jake Cuenca, Dimples Romana, and Sean De Guzman.
The entangled love stories will make you question right from wrong and what you would probably do if your were in the characters’ situation. The screenplay was written by Quinn Carillo.
Jake and Dimples worked on a Kapamilya series, “Viral Scandal” and had the honor of working with the Lamangan in several projects before this came to be. It’s a no-brainer how they were able to give life to the characters direk Lamangan designed for them.
To-date, Sean is being dubbed as the Vivamax King. And the two international acting awards he bagged were products of Lamangan’s direction. The list goes on with the projects he did with Direk Lamangan like “Anak ng Macho Dancer”, “Lockdown”, “Fall Guy” and more in the pipeline.
Days after the trailer hit social media, the Twitter netizens were a-buzz on the different reactions they had for “My Father, Myself.” There was much to be said. Criticisms. Discussions. Debates. Because of some scenes in the trailer, some from the LGBTQ+ world deemed it to have a very strong and brave theme.
“See the movie first, before you judge it. There was no intention to offend anyone in any way. We just wanted to tell a story. A different kind of love. A colorful life of a family,” shared Direk Lamangan.
As for the prolific writer, Quinn, “This is not fiction. There was a basis where the germ of the story came from. Some may find some kind of a shock value. It’s up to the viewing public as to how they will interpret it when they see it.”
In time for the reason for the season, Christmas, “My Father, Myself” is the gift that the whole cast with Allan Paule, Jim.Pebanco, AC Carillo, Mon Mendoza, Shawn Nino Gabriel, Erryn Garcia, K Contreras, Rayah Minioza.and Joseph San Jose and the Production with Len Carrillo,Win Salgado, Jumerlito Corpuz, Nino Abad and Bryan Dy wishes to share with the family.
Catch it in cinemas this December 25.
