Love the Way U Lie

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Love the Way U Lie
Love the Way U Lie poster.jpg
Official poster
Directed byRC Delos Reyes [1]
Screenplay byDanno Kristoper C. Mariquit
Story by
Produced by
  • Jaime G. Baltazar
  • Vic del Rosario Jr.
  • Toni Gonzaga
  • Elle Lumanlan
  • Mon Lumanlan
  • Rafa Lumanlan
  • Jayart Tugade
Starring
CinematographyLee Mariano
Edited byNoah Tonga
Production
companies
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • August 20, 2020 (2020-08-20)
Country Philippines
LanguageFilipino

Love the Way U Lie [2] is a 2020 Filipino comedy drama film directed by RC Delos Reyes, starring Alex Gonzaga and Xian Lim. [3] The film was produced by Viva films and TinCan. [4]

Contents

The film was originally slated for theatrical release on April 11, 2020, and was due to part for one of the official film entries in the inaugural Metro Manila Summer Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was then released on August 20, 2020, on Netflix. [5] [6]

Plot

Nathan Torres (Xian Lim) was an online business designer who still fanatically grieved the demise of his wife Sara (Kylie Verzosa) one year prior. Stacey Likauko (Alex Gonzaga) is a psychic who told fortunes and sold Chinese knickknacks on Plaza Miranda. At the point when the two ran into each other, the soul of Sara would talk through Stacey to persuade Nathan to let her go and move on with their relationship. [7] [8]

Cast

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Xian Lim, Portrays Nathan Torres
TONI GONZAGA (cropped).jpg
Toni Gonzaga as herself in Cameo Role Appearance

Production

On August 21–22, 2020, the film ranked number 1 on Netflix Philippines. [9]

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References

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