Ryza Cenon and Martin del Rosario talks about their QCinema 2016 entry, Ang Manananggal sa Unit 23B

Ryza Cenon and Martin del Rosario stars in Ang Manananggal sa Unit 23B
Ang Manananggal sa Unit 23B is an official entry to this year's QCinema International Film Festival featuring GMA Artist Center's Ryza Cenon and Martin del Rosario. It is a modern retelling of the traditional manananggal story I often see in a movie. 

Ryza plays the role of Jewel, a young woman living alone in the city who later on finds out the truth about her being a mananaggal. Her secret is what kept her aloof and away from the people around her until she met Martin's character, Nico. 

Nico, on the other hand, is a man who feels unloved. The movie showed his caring love for his grandmother (played by Vangie Labalan) and his struggles of winning back his ex-girlfriend. He eventually fell for Jewel who was always there for him during tough times.



In an interview, Ryza revealed that her being manananggal isn't something that she wants but rather an inheritance from her mother that she can't restrain from happening. I loved how her evolution from a fine lady to a manananggal was shown in the movie. The transition was so flawless. Just don't expect to see a winged creature until the end of the film.

On her sex scenes in the movie, Ryza didn't have any hesitations in going all out since she felt the need for it. Actually, she cried all her nervousness out because she doesn't want the production to think twice in doing the scenes. If you've seen the movie, I'm sure you'll agree that the scenes turned out to be professionally done and wasn't just added to tease and tickle the minds of the audience.

Overall, the film is not the typical horror movie I was expecting. It is rather a different love story that's modern and artistically crafted. The cinematography was stunning, the musical scoring was spot on, and the acting and direction was well executed.

Ang Manananggal sa Unit 23B was written by Jen Chuaunsu and directed by Prime Cruz.

More secrets about the movie revealed in this video:









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