Secrets (2022 film)
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- Vincent del Rosario
- Veronique del Rosario-Corpuz
- Janelle Tee
- Felix Roco
- Denise Esteban
- Benz Sangalang
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| Directed by | Jose Javier Reyes |
| Written by | Jose Javier Reyes |
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| Cinematography | Jan Oliver Evangelista |
| Edited by | Chrisel Desuasido |
| Music by | Jesse Lucas |
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| Distributed by | Vivamax |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
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Secrets is a 2022 Filipino erotic thriller film written and directed by Jose Javier Reyes and starring Janelle Tee, Felix Roco, Denise Esteban and Benz Sangalang. About a young couple (Tee and Sangalang) who travel to a secluded beach house and encounter trouble when the girlfriend's nephew (Roco) arrives from the Middle East,[1] the film was produced by Viva Films and LargaVista Entertainment and released on the streaming platform Vivamax on June 10, 2022.
The story follows a young couple whose relationship is on the rocks. Janine, an insurance manager and Christian, an IT executive spends a weekend getaway in a secluded beach house to mend their relationship until their vacation is disrupted by the presence of a seductive stranger.
Cast
- Main cast
- Janelle Tee as Janine
- Benz Sangalang as Christian
- Felix Roco as Leo
- Supporting cast
- Denise Esteban as Felina
- Ku Aquino as Rading
- Sherry Lara as Elena
Production
In 2021, Viva Communications launched its streaming platform Vivamax, a site where a large portion of original content being offered are sexploitation films and series to serve as its "differentiator" from other streaming services.[2]
Filmmaker Jose Javier Reyes decided in 2022 to make Secrets for Vivamax, with the encouragement of director Joel Lamangan, to challenge himself in working on a "very tense, very sexual" story that other producers might not be willing to finance, stating that "it is sensitive to make a film in Vivamax and if I were to make a film like that, I want it to be different."[3] He also cited the COVID-19 pandemic and the changing landscape of the film industry as some of the reasons he decided to direct a film for a streaming platform.[3]
Actress Janelle Tee was continuously fed on set by Reyes after he noticed her large appetite.[4] Actor Felix Roco was hesitant about doing nude scenes for the film, stating that he accepted the role "[b]ecause I want to work.... in reality, I was getting nervous [to do the nude scene], but I did not want to stall the shooting. I just did it so that it can be finished already."[5]