Last Night (2017 film)

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Last Night
Directed byJoyce Bernal
Screenplay byBela Padilla
Story by
  • Bela Padilla
  • Neil Arce
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBoy Yñiguez
Edited by
  • Joyce Bernal
  • Beng Bandong
Music byEmerzon Texon
Production
companies
Distributed byStar Cinema
Release date
September 27, 2017
Running time
103 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Last Night is a 2017 Philippine psychological drama romance film directed by Joyce Bernal, starring Piolo Pascual and Toni Gonzaga. The film follows the story of Mark and Carmina, both hopeless in their lives, intertwined by one fateful night on Jones Bridge when both of them fail to commit suicide.[1] This film is a co-production between ABS-CBN's Star Cinema, Pascual's Spring Films, and Bernal's film production company, N2 Productions.

Synopsis[edit]

Mark (Pascual) and Carmina (Gonzaga) find each other in a hopeless time in both their lives. He’s a businessman who lost the will to live while she’s a wide eyed young girl who gave up on life. Mark is about to jump off the Jones Bridge when Carmina calls him for help. Her blouse got stuck on her way down the river to, also, end her life. Mark helps her and they end up helping each other think of other creative ways to die. As they spend time together and in every failed attempt of leaving this world, both Mark and Carmina fall in love for each other but they can’t seem to turn away from their initial goals. Will they hold each other’s hand until their last dying breath or will love restore their faith in life?

Cast[edit]

Main cast[edit]

Supporting cast[edit]

  • Joey Marquez as Ricardo "Mang Rick" Reyes
    • Cholo Barreto as young Rick
  • Patrick Sugui as Leonard
  • Blaine Mendoza as Carmina's mother
  • China Juban as Mark's wife
  • Margie Moran as Mark's mother
  • Lou Veloso as Old man in LRT Station

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

Actress and writer Bela Padilla wrote the story for this film, as well as the screenplay with Neil Arce.[2]

Production[edit]

Boy Yñiguez, the cinematographer of the highest-grossing Filipino independent film Kita Kita was also the cinematographer of this film.

Principal photography was done at several places in Manila. Among the shooting locations in the city are Jones Bridge, Luneta Hotel, as well as in the Casa Manila restaurant.

Release[edit]

The film was released exclusively in the Philippines on September 27, 2017.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "REVIEW: 'Last Night' is dark, mysterious, and captivating". Push. KRISTHOFF CAGAPE. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. ^ My Movie World (2017-09-17), Bela Padilla On Writing The Film Last Night, retrieved 2018-04-24