A Journey | |
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Directed by | RC Delos Reyes |
Screenplay by | Rona Lean Sales |
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Produced by | Paolo Contis |
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Cinematography | Tom Redoble |
Edited by | Noah Tonga |
Music by | Jessie Lasaten |
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Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | Philippines |
Languages | Filipino English |
A Journey is a 2024 Philippine drama film directed by RC Delos Reyes from a story and screenplay written by Rona Lean Sales, with Erwin Blanco co-wrote the former. It stars Paolo Contis, Kaye Abad and Patrick Garcia in their comeback movie. The film features one of the Philippines' iconic rivers, located in Pagsanjan, Laguna, where Paolo, Kaye, Patrick and Desiree del Valle shoot their television teen drama series Tabing Ilog . [1]
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The film was announced by Mavx Productions in April 2023. [2]
The production along with Paolo Contis, Kaye Abad, Patrick Garcia and Jimmy Santos started filming in Penguin, Tasmania, Australia on July 15, 2023. [3] They also shot in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, Quezon City and Pagsanjan, Laguna.
A Journey: Motion Picture Official Soundtrack | |
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Soundtrack album by Vanessa Garcia | |
Released | April 5, 2024 |
Recorded | 2024 |
Length | 3:16 |
Label | Mavx Productions |
The film was released worldwide in Netflix on April 12, 2024. [5]
The movie received a score of 67 out 100 from 12 reviews according to review aggregator website Kritikultura, indicating generally positive reviews. [6]
Goldwin Reviews gave the film a rating of 4 out of 5 rating and said, Regardless of the ending, it's still the journey that counts—and this film made us feel its worth. [7]
Suvo Pyne of High on Films gave the film 3½ stars out of 5 stars and wrote: A Journey takes some bold decisions and makes its entire story mean something else. It gives death the fearful respect it deserves. For this alone, A Journey should deserve some praise. [8]
Lori Meek of Ready Steady Cut gave the film a rating of 3 over 5 rating and said: a movie doesn't need to have a never-before-seen synopsis to be good. And that's precisely what A Journey is. It's a touching story about three childhood friends finding meaning in their lives in the face of devastating adversity. [9]
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