Filipino Time-Traveling Romance ‘Rewind’ Is Box Office Smash & Reminder Of Cinema’s Emotional Power — Global Breakouts
deadline.comWelcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories.
The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track.
So we’re going to do the hard work for you. This week, we go to the Philippines and take a look at a time-traveling romance film.
Rewind has has become the highest-grossing Filipino film in history, with audiences lapping up the fantasy and mystical elements of a failing marriage given a second chance by divine intervention. Name: RewindCountry: The PhilippinesProducer: ABS-CBN/Star Cinema, AgostoDos Pictures, APT EntertainmentInternational sales: Star CinemaDistribution: Cinemas in Asia, Australia, Canada, U.S. (limited), Middle EastFor fans of: A Change of Heart (Tanging Yaman), Classic Filipino family dramas In Rewind, a divine intervention gives a second chance to a failing marriage between John (played by Dingdong Dantes) and Mary (Marian Rivera).
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