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Cinemalaya 2018 opens with ‘BuyBust’; Anne Curtis overwhelmed by cheers
Cinemalaya 2018 opens with ‘BuyBust’; Anne Curtis overwhelmed by cheers
ABS-CBN News
Published Aug 04, 2018 01:17 AM PHT

The 2018 Cinemalaya Film Festival opened on Friday with the latest from director Erik Matti, the action thriller "BuyBust."
The 2018 Cinemalaya Film Festival opened on Friday with the latest from director Erik Matti, the action thriller "BuyBust."
Starring Kapamilya star Anne Curtis as an anti-drug agent who finds herself, along with a team of police officers, trapped inside a hellish drug den in Manila, Matti's film has been hailed as one of the best of its genre by international and local critics alike.
Starring Kapamilya star Anne Curtis as an anti-drug agent who finds herself, along with a team of police officers, trapped inside a hellish drug den in Manila, Matti's film has been hailed as one of the best of its genre by international and local critics alike.
The movie was picked as the opener because organizers wanted to "put the spotlight on the groundbreaking indie action film."
The movie was picked as the opener because organizers wanted to "put the spotlight on the groundbreaking indie action film."
"Nagustuhan ninyo ba?" Curtis asked those who caught the screening held at Cultural Center of the Philippines, before loud cheers of approval for their movie erupted.
"Nagustuhan ninyo ba?" Curtis asked those who caught the screening held at Cultural Center of the Philippines, before loud cheers of approval for their movie erupted.
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She then nearly turned emotional after seeing the enthusiastic response, saying that the two years they spent shooting the movie was worth it because of the positive reviews.
She then nearly turned emotional after seeing the enthusiastic response, saying that the two years they spent shooting the movie was worth it because of the positive reviews.
"Sobrang nakakaiyak," she said.
"Sobrang nakakaiyak," she said.
"BuyBust," despite being the opener, will not be competing with the finalists of the festival. You can check those out here.
"BuyBust," despite being the opener, will not be competing with the finalists of the festival. You can check those out here.
The festival will run until August 12.
The festival will run until August 12.
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