Secrets (2022 film)

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Secrets
Directed by Jose Javier Reyes
Written byJose Javier Reyes
Produced by
  • Vincent del Rosario
  • Veronique del Rosario-Corpuz
Starring
CinematographyJan Oliver Evangelista
Edited byChrisel Desuasido
Music byJesse Lucas
Production
companies
Distributed by Vivamax
Release date
  • June 10, 2022 (2022-06-10)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Languages
  • Filipino
  • English

Secrets is a 2022 Filipino erotic thriller film written and directed by Jose Javier Reyes and starring Janelle Tee, Felix Roco, Denise Esteban and Benz Sangalang. About a young couple (Tee and Sangalang) who travel to a secluded beach house and encounter trouble when the girlfriend's nephew (Roco) arrives from the Middle East, [1] the film was produced by Viva Films and LargaVista Entertainment and released on the streaming platform Vivamax on June 10, 2022.

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Cast

Production

In 2021, Viva Communications launched its streaming platform Vivamax, a site where a large portion of original content being offered are sexploitation films and series to serve as its "differentiator" from other streaming services. [2]

Filmmaker Jose Javier Reyes decided in 2022 to make Secrets for Vivamax, with the encouragement of director Joel Lamangan, to challenge himself in working on a "very tense, very sexual" story that other producers might not be willing to finance, stating that "it is sensitive to make a film in Vivamax and if I were to make a film like that, I want it to be different." [3] He also cited the COVID-19 pandemic and the changing landscape of the film industry as some of the reasons he decided to direct a film for a streaming platform. [3]

Actress Janelle Tee was continuously fed on set by Reyes after he noticed her large appetite. [4] Actor Felix Roco was hesitant about doing nude scenes for the film, stating that he accepted the role "[b]ecause I want to work.... in reality, I was getting nervous [to do the nude scene], but I did not want to stall the shooting. I just did it so that it can be finished already." [5]

Release

Secrets was released on Vivamax on June 10, 2022. [6] Prior to its release, an online conference for the film was held on June 3. [6]

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References

  1. "On-the-set Look: SECRETS—a dark tale of sexual experimentation and perversion". Pikapika.ph. Viva Communications Inc. May 26, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  2. Carvajal, Dolly Anne (April 30, 2022). "Vivamax's success story". Inquirer Entertainment . INQUIRER.net. Retrieved September 17, 2022. [Vincent]: It's a misconception that VM's content is mostly sexy films. We also have many wholesome movies. Our adult content is the differentiator. It's edgier than the sexy scenes in TV shows.
  3. 1 2 Gabinete, Jojo (June 6, 2022). "Jose Javier Reyes, sawa na sa rom-com movies kaya bumalik sa pagdidirek ng sexy film" [Jose Javier Reyes now tired of making rom-com movies so he went back to directing a sexy film]. PEP.ph (in Filipino). Philippine Entertainment Portal Inc. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  4. Santiago, Ervin (June 7, 2022). "Janelle Tee inatake ng matinding hiya kay Joey Reyes: Intimidating, siyempre kasi baguhan lang akong artista" [Janelle Tee struck with intense self-consciousness with Joey Reyes: Intimidating, because of course I'm only a new actress]. Bandera (in Filipino). The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. Retrieved August 4, 2023. He [Jose Javier Reyes] noticed, 'grabe ang appetite mo ha, o sige pa.' Talagang pinapakain niya ako.
  5. Santiago, Ervin (June 2, 2022). "Felix Roco ayaw talagang maghubo't hubad sa 'Secrets': I just did it para matapos na kaagad" [Felix Roco really does not want to be naked and bare in 'Secrets': I just did it so that it can be finished already]. Bandera (in Filipino and English). The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. Retrieved August 4, 2023. Actually, sa totoo lang, kinakabahan din ako, pero ayoko lang mag-stall ng shooting. I just did it para matapos lang kaagad.
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