Sunshine (2024 film)
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| Directed by | Antoinette Jadaone |
| Written by | Antoinette Jadaone |
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| Cinematography | Pao Orendain |
| Edited by | Benjamin Tolentino |
| Music by | Rico Blanco |
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Running time | 86 minutes[1] |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
Sunshine is a 2024 psychological sports drama film written and directed by Antoinette Jadaone. Starring Maris Racal, Elijah Canlas, Xyriel Manabat, Jennica Garcia, Annika Co, and Meryll Soriano, the film follows a young gymnast who finds out she is pregnant on the week of the national tryouts. It is scheduled to premiere on September 13 at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[2][3]
Premise
[edit]An aspiring young gymnast named Sunshine finds out she is pregnant on the week of the national team tryouts. On her way to a seller of illegal abortion drugs, she meets a mysterious girl who eerily thinks and talks like her.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Maris Racal as Sunshine
- Elijah Canlas
- Xyriel Manabat
- Jennica Garcia
- Annika Co
- Meryll Soriano
References
[edit]- ^ "Sunshine". TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Shackleton, Liz (March 11, 2024). "Filipino Studio ANIMA & Project 8 Projects Team On Antoinette Jadaone's 'Sunshine'". Deadline. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "Maris Racal's new film 'Sunshine' to tackle teen pregnancy". ABS-CBN News. April 4, 2024.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (August 30, 2024). "'Sunshine' Trailer Debuts Ahead of Toronto Premiere, Spotlights Teenage Pregnancy and Olympic Dreams in the Philippines (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 1, 2024.