Sunshine (2024 film)

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Sunshine
Directed by Antoinette Jadaone
Written byAntoinette Jadaone
Produced by
  • Geo Lomuntad
  • Dan Villegas
  • Bianca Balbuena
Starring
CinematographyPao Orendain
Edited byBenjamin Tolentino
Music by Rico Blanco
Production
companies
  • Anima Studios
  • Project 8 Projects
  • Cloudy Duck Pictures
  • Happy Infinite Productions
Release date
  • September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13)(TIFF)
Running time
86 minutes [1]
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Sunshine is a 2024 psychological sports drama film written and directed by Antoinette Jadaone. Starring Maris Racal, Elijah Canlas, Xyriel Manabat, Jennica Garcia, Annika Co, and Meryll Soriano, the film follows a young gymnast who finds out she is pregnant on the week of the national tryouts. It is scheduled to premiere on September 13 at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. [2] [3]

Contents

Premise

An aspiring young gymnast named Sunshine finds out she is pregnant on the week of the national team tryouts. On her way to a seller of illegal abortion drugs, she meets a mysterious girl who eerily thinks and talks like her. [4]

Cast

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References

  1. "Sunshine". TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  2. Shackleton, Liz (March 11, 2024). "Filipino Studio ANIMA & Project 8 Projects Team On Antoinette Jadaone's 'Sunshine'". Deadline. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  3. "Maris Racal's new film 'Sunshine' to tackle teen pregnancy". ABS-CBN News . April 4, 2024.
  4. Ramachandran, Naman (August 30, 2024). "'Sunshine' Trailer Debuts Ahead of Toronto Premiere, Spotlights Teenage Pregnancy and Olympic Dreams in the Philippines (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved September 1, 2024.