Revirginized

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Revirginized
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byDarryl Yap
Written byDarryl Yap
Story byDarryl Yap
Produced by
  • Vincent Del Rosario III
  • Veronique Del Rosario-Corpus
Starring Sharon Cuneta
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Revirginized is a 2021 Philippine erotic comedy film directed by Darryl Yap under Viva Films and starring Sharon Cuneta. [1] [2]

Contents

Premise

Carmela gets pregnant at age 16 therefore she never got a proper coming of age experience. As an adult, Carmela deals with the end of her marriage with her husband Bart. She meets her goddaughter and her friends who are going to a beach party and coerces her goddaughter to let her join the event threatening to snitch her to her mother if she does not comply. At the beach, Carmela parties and "rediscovers" her youth in the process. She goes on to have a one night stand with Morph, a young hunk, who later confesses his own feelings for her. [3] [4]

Cast

Production

Revirginized, under the working title MILF , was produced under Viva Films with Daryl Yap as director. Principal photography took place in Subic which started in March 2021. [5] [6]

Casting

Sharon Cuneta remarking about choosing to star in Revirginized said she has often featured in "wholesome" and bad words movies in the past adding that she accepted to get involved in the film for a more challenging role. [3] [7] According to director Daryl Yap, the inspiration for Carmela's character is Sharon Cuneta herself since he intends Revirginized to be a tribute to his mother who is a Sharonian or an avid fan of the actress. Yap said he wanted to present the "most shocking" version of the actress through his film. [8]

Release and reception

Revirginized was a commercial success upon its arrival. It was first released through online streaming platforms on August 6, 2021 on KTX.ph, iWantTFC, IPTV, Sky PPV [3] and had limited theatrical release in selected cinemas in the United States and Canada on August 13, 2021. [9] The film was the most watched movie on Vivamax [10] and the best-selling film on KTX.ph in terms of the number of pre-sold tickets. [11] As of August 2021, Revirginized ranked at No. 7 among contents with highest number of single day views on Vivamax. [12]

Soundtrack

Revirginized (Original Movie Soundtrack)
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."No Apology (Wala Akong Paki)" Karencitta 2:44
2."Maganda Kahit Matanda" Marion Aunor 3:48
3."Umibig Muli"Janine Teñoso4:20
Total length:11:05

Accolades

AwardCategoryRecipientResult
FAMAS Awards [13] Best Actress Sharon Cuneta Nominated
PMPC Star Awards for Movies [14] Movie Actress of the YearNominated
Movie Production Designer of the YearEricson NavarroNominated

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