The Panti Sisters

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The Panti Sisters
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Theatrical film poster
Directed by Jun Lana
Written byIvan Andrew Payawal
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTheo Lozada
Edited byTara Illenberger
Music byEmerzon Texon
Production
companies
Distributed by ABS-CBN Films
Release date
  • September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Box office₱213 million

The Panti Sisters is a 2019 Filipino comedy film directed by Jun Lana from a story and screenplay written by Ivan Andrew Payawal. Starring Paolo Ballesteros, Martin del Rosario and Christian Bables, the film revolves around the three gay sons challenge each other when their terminally-ill father offers them a share of inheritance if they will produce a grandchild for him before he dies.

Contents

Produced by Black Sheep Productions, ALV Films, The IdeaFirst Company, and Quantum Films and distributed by ABS-CBN Films, the film was theatrically released on September 13, 2019, as one of the entries for the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino 2019. [1]

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Guest cast

Release

The Panti Sisters had its theatrical release as part of the 2019 Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino Film festival which ran from September 13 to 19, 2019. However screening of the film ran beyond the duration film festival. [2]

Television release

Pay-per-view

The film premiered on Kapamilya Box Office from February 21-25, 2020.

Cable television

The film premiered on Cinema One on May 16, 2020 and on Kapamilya Channel on August 3, 2020.

Free-to-air

The film premiered on A2Z on May 13, 2021.

Accolades

YearFestival/Award CeremonyAwardRecipientResult
20204th GEMS Hiyas ng Sining Awards
Best Actor
Nominated [3]
Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
1st Village Pipol Choice Awards
Movie of the Year
The Panti Sisters
Nominated [4]
Film Actor of the Year
Christian Bables
Nominated
20193rd Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino
Audience Choice
The Panti Sisters
Won [5]
Best Actor
Won
Best Production Design
Maolen Fadul
Won

Sequel

On November 8, 2019, after the film being a success, it was announced that a sequel is now in the works. [6]

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