Between Maybes

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Between Maybes
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jason Paul Laxamana
Written byJason Paul Laxamana
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyCarlos David S. Mauricio
Edited byMai Calapardo
Music byPaulo Protacio
Production
company
Distributed by ABS-CBN Film Productions
Release date
  • May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15)
Running time
107 minutes
Countries
  • Philippines
  • Japan [1]
LanguageFilipino

Between Maybes is a 2019 Philippine romantic drama written and directed by Jason Paul Laxamana. [2] Starring Gerald Anderson and Julia Barretto, with the supporting cast includes Yayo Aguila and Christian Vasquez, the film revolves around a romance between a man who lived a reclusive life in a town somewhere in Saga Prefecture and a washed-up actress who left Manila to Japan after having a verbal altercation with her mother.

Contents

Produced by Black Sheep Productions and distributed by ABS-CBN Film Productions, the film was theatrically released on May 15, 2019.

Plot

Hazel (Barretto) is an actress and commercial model who has a controlling relationship with her parents. One night, after having a heated argument with her parents, she decides to take a vacation and book a flight to Japan. Louie (Anderson), a Filipino living in Japan who serves as a seafood waiter, meets Hazel.

Cast

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Gerald Anderson portrays Louie Puyat
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Julia Barretto portrays Hazel Ilagan

Main Cast

Supporting Cast

Reception

Critical reception

Oggs Cruz, writing for Rappler, described the film as "clever", with praise towards its cast, the screenplay, and the emotional tension between the characters of Anderson and Barretto. He also called the film the "most successful of Laxamana’s subversions" where he subverted the trope of allowing morally ambiguous characters in having "elusive happily-ever-afters". [5]

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