Big Night!
2021 black comedy film by Jun Robles Lana
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Big Night! is a 2021 Philippine black comedy film written and directed by Jun Robles Lana.[1]
- Guido Zaballero
- Sienna Olaso
- Vitto Lazatin
- Isabel Santillan
- Ferdinand Lapuz
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| Directed by | Jun Robles Lana |
| Written by | Jun Robles Lana |
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| Edited by | Benjamin Tolentino |
| Music by | Teresa Barrozo |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
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Cast
- Christian Bables as Dharna/Panfilo Macaspac Jr., a gay beautician who is determined to clear his name after he found he was included in a drug watchlist
- Nico Antonio as Zues, Dharna's lover
- Sunshine Teodoro as Biba
- Eugene Domingo as Madam
- Ricky Davao as Dharna's father
- Gina Alajar as Dharna's mother
- Soliman Cruz
- John Arcilla as Donato Rapido
- Janice De Belen as Melba, the president of Area 5
- Awra Briguela as Galema, Dharna's gay youngest sibling
- Sue Prado
The film also includes cameo appearances from Gina Pareño, Martin del Rosario, Ogie Diaz, Allan Paule, VJ Mendoza, and Cedrick Juan.
Production
Big Night! was directed by Jun Robles Lana and is a co-production of Cignal Entertainment, The IdeaFirst Company, Octobertrain Films, and Quantum Films.[2]
Lana decided to use the war on drugs initiated by President Rodrigo Duterte as the setting of his film.
Principal photography of Big Night! took place from January 2020 to mid-2020.[3] Community quarantine measures were imposed as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic at the middle of the filming, thus part of the film had to be made under a lock-in set-up.[4] Among the filming locations was the Quezon Institute.[5]
Christian Bables said that someone helped him with the Cebuano-language dialogue in Big Night!, but he no longer required their assistance by the second day of filming. He attributes his ease with the language to his upbringing, as he was raised by a Bisaya mother.[6]
Release
Big Night! premiered on November 25, 2021, at the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia.[5][7][8] The film will have its theatrical release in the Philippines on December 25, 2021, as one of the eight official entries of the 2021 Metro Manila Film Festival.[9]
Accolades
| Year | Award-giving body | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Picture | Big Night! | Won | [10] |
| Best Director | Jun Lana | Won | |||
| Best Actor | Christian Bables | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | John Arcilla | Won | |||
| Nico Antonio | Nominated | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Eugene Domingo | Nominated | |||
| Janice de Belen | Nominated | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Jun Lana | Won | |||
| Best Cinematography | Carlo Mendoza | Won | |||
| Best Production Design | Maolen Fadul | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Benjamin Tolentino | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound | Emmanuel Verona | Nominated | |||
| Best Musical Score | Teresa Barrozo | Won | |||
| Best Float | Big Night! | Nominated | |||
| Gender Sensitivity Award | Won |