Starring real life couple Charlie Dizon and Carlo Aquino, “Third World Romance” is a film that actually focuses more on the first two words of the title, in a rather refreshing approach that moves quite away from the done-to-death romantic comedy recipe and has recently found its way to Netflix.
The initial scenes of Britney and Alvin meeting in the midst of a crowd lining up for pandemic relief and the latter chasing the van essentially to swindle as much food as possible to bring to the table she shares with her debt-ridden mother, both introduces the two main protagonists and sets the tone for the rest of the movie. Alvin takes a liking to Britney, and is set on helping her get on her feet, soon even finding her a job in the supermarket where he works as a bagger. Unfortunately for them, his boss is a conniving miser...
The initial scenes of Britney and Alvin meeting in the midst of a crowd lining up for pandemic relief and the latter chasing the van essentially to swindle as much food as possible to bring to the table she shares with her debt-ridden mother, both introduces the two main protagonists and sets the tone for the rest of the movie. Alvin takes a liking to Britney, and is set on helping her get on her feet, soon even finding her a job in the supermarket where he works as a bagger. Unfortunately for them, his boss is a conniving miser...
- 12/23/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Things can get tricky once a teenager’s fantasy life clashes with reality. A teenage girl’s obsession with her favourite TV and movie star is in the focus of Antoinette Jadaone’s “Fan Girl”. After its world premiere at Tokyo International Film Festival, the film had its European premiere at the official competition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
“Fan Girl” is screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival
Jenny (played by the up and coming young actress Charlie Dizon) seems like a regular Filipino high school girl who would rather go to the promotional gig of her favourite film stars Paulo Avelino and Bea Alonso than spend her time at school. She is Paulo’s no. 1 fan and also has a crush on him. When she manages to smuggle in the back of his pick-up truck in the aftermath of the mall performance, she thinks she is the luckiest girl in the world.
“Fan Girl” is screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival
Jenny (played by the up and coming young actress Charlie Dizon) seems like a regular Filipino high school girl who would rather go to the promotional gig of her favourite film stars Paulo Avelino and Bea Alonso than spend her time at school. She is Paulo’s no. 1 fan and also has a crush on him. When she manages to smuggle in the back of his pick-up truck in the aftermath of the mall performance, she thinks she is the luckiest girl in the world.
- 4/23/2021
- by Marko Stojiljković
- AsianMoviePulse
Things can get tricky once a teenager’s fantasy life clashes with reality. A teenage girl’s obsession with her favourite TV and movie star is in the focus of Antoinette Jadaone’s “Fan Girl”. After its world premiere at Tokyo International Film Festival, the film had its European premiere at the official competition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, where we were able to see it.
“Fan Girl” is screening at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Jenny (played by the up and coming young actress Charlie Dizon) seems like a regular Filipino high school girl who would rather go to the promotional gig of her favourite film stars Paulo Avelino and Bea Alonso than spend her time at school. She is Paulo’s no. 1 fan and also has a crush on him. When she manages to smuggle in the back of his pick-up truck in the aftermath of the mall performance,...
“Fan Girl” is screening at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Jenny (played by the up and coming young actress Charlie Dizon) seems like a regular Filipino high school girl who would rather go to the promotional gig of her favourite film stars Paulo Avelino and Bea Alonso than spend her time at school. She is Paulo’s no. 1 fan and also has a crush on him. When she manages to smuggle in the back of his pick-up truck in the aftermath of the mall performance,...
- 11/24/2020
- by Marko Stojiljković
- AsianMoviePulse
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