Ten Little Mistresses

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Ten Little Mistresses
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Official poster for Ten Little Mistresses
Directed by Jun Lana [1]
Written byJun Lana
Produced by
  • Josabeth Alonso
  • Jun Lana
  • Perci Intalan
Starring
CinematographyCarlo Canlas Mendoza
Edited byBenjamin Tolentino
Music byTeresa Barrozo
Production
companies
The IdeaFirst Company
Quantum Productions
Distributed by Amazon Prime Video
Release date
  • February 15, 2023 (2023-02-15)
[1]
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Ten Little Mistresses (released locally as Sampung Mga Kerida) [2] is a 2023 Philippine black comedy mystery film. The film was produced by The IdeaFirst Company in association with Quantum Productions and is the first Filipino-produced film to be launched on Amazon Prime Video. [2] [1] [3]

Contents

The film stars Eugene Domingo and John Arcilla, with the 10 "mistresses" portrayed by Pokwang, Carmi Martin, Agot Isidro, Kris Bernal, Arci Muñoz, Christian Bables, Sharlene San Pedro, Iana Bernardez, Kate Alejandrino, and Adrianna So. The title of the film is a reference to the American nursery rhyme Ten Little Indians and Filipino's "Sampung mga Daliri." [4] The film debuted at number one in the Amazon Top Prime Videos in the Philippines. [5]

Synopsis

The film follows the story of a widowed billionaire, Valentin Esposo, and his ten mistresses who want to become his new legal wife. After Esposo gathers his mistresses together and apologizes for mistreating them, he dies at the gathering. All 10 women end up as suspects in his death. [6]

Cast and characters

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Eugene Domingo (left) and Pokwang (right).

Production

Filming

Filming was scheduled to begin in early 2021, but was delayed for budgetary reasons. [7] One of the producers, Perci Intalan, approached Prime Video and obtained funding. [8] [9] The film began principal photography in late 2022 and began filming early 2023 with various locations in Alitagtag, Batangas, Philippines and in Club Morocco Beach Resort & Country Club in Subic, Zambales, Philippines. [10]

Costume design

Jaylo Conanan served as the costume designer and Jaydee Jasa designed the wigs for the film, drawing inspiration from "extravaganza" and "drag". [11] The costumes were designed to be "loud" and embellished, with large hair-pieces worn by the mistresses. [12] The producers described the costumes as "campy" and "colorful". [12]

Themes

The film's cast and crew explained that the film was released on Valentine's Day to highlight women's worth and self-respect. [6] Domingo credited director and producer Jun Lana for focusing on women's beauty, stating, “The point is, we are very beautiful. We are the most beautiful God has created. ... Do not settle for anyone who is less than what you deserve”. [6]

Release

On February 7, 2023, a special screeneing for the cast was hosted at Red Carpet Cinemas in Shangri La Mall. [13] The first teaser was released on January 13, 2023, by Amazon Prime. [14] It was released worldwide on February 15, 2023. [15]

Reception

Kristofer Purnell of The Philippine Star gave the film a positive review, noting the film's similarity to Agatha Christie novels and Knives Out, and applauding the film for its incorporation of Filipino culture and its embrace of camp. [16] Aldous Vince Cabildo from Tripzilla called the film hilarious and praised the film's ensemble cast. [17] Fred Hawson of ABS-CBN News gave the film a mixed review, noting the visual spectacle and outlandish costume design, while critiquing gaps in the plot and the mistresses' backstories. [18] Em Enriquez of Preview described the film as an "in-your-face" type of comedy, noting its feminist undertones. [19] She concluded that the film takes "hints of sarcasm and humor and puts them on steroids. It uses them to propel forward the moral of the story without sacrificing a bloody good time for the viewers. By the time the credits roll, the message is expressed loud and clear." [19] Le Baltar from Rappler gave the film an average review, situating the film in the "kabit" (infidelity) genre—noting its similarities to Chito Roño’s Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin (1994), Ruel Bayani’s No Other Woman (2011), and Rory Quintos and Dado Lumibao’s The Legal Wife (2014) [20] —and remarking upon the film's progressive lens. [20] Philip Cu Unjieng of the Manila Bulletin also offered a mixed review, praising Eugene Domingo's performance, but criticizing the film for an "excess of camp" that felt like "the dramatization and extension of a gay bar stand-up act". [21] Nylon Manila's Rafael Bautista highlighted Domingo's performance, calling her a comedy queen. [22] He also praised Cariaga for her delivery of "the most random statements at the most unlikely of times, with no inflection in her voice whatsoever". [22] Indonesian film critic Bavner Donaldo of Cinejour highlighted the film as an instant cult. [23]

Soundtrack

The film featured an original song in its opening scene, titled as "Sampung mga Kerida". The main soundtrack for the film is Maymay Entrata's "Amakabogera", released in October 2021. [24] [25]

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