Pieta
Directed byAdolfo Alix Jr.
Written byJerry Gracio
Produced byAlfred Vargas
Starring
Production
company
    • Alternative Vision Cinema
    • Noble Wolf
Release date
  • 2024 (2024)
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Pieta is an upcoming Philippine drama film starring Nora Aunor and Alfred Vargas. It was directed by Adolf Alix Jr..

Cast

  • Nora Aunor as Rebecca Bernabe, a blind elderly woman with Alzheimer's disease, who has troubles remembering her son.[1] Aunor who underwent surgery in 2010 after damaging her vocal chords, is noted for having sang the Kampangan song "Atin Cu Pung Singsing" for the film. She insisted on including the song due to it's relevance to the film story.[2] Aunor wore contact lens on her left eye to simulate a cataract for the role.[1]
  • Alfred Vargas as Isaac Bernabe, Rebecca's son. He was sentence for life for the killing of his father at age 16. After 18 years of imprisonment. Isaac was granted pardon and reunites with his mother.[3]
  • Jaclyn Jose[3]
  • Gina Alajar as Beth[3]
  • Alan Paule as Isaac's father.[3]
  • Bembol Roco as Francis, Isaac's prisonmate.[3]

Production

The development of Pieta was publicly announced as early as February 2023.[4]

Pieta was produced under Alternative Vision Cinema and Noble Wolf.[3] Adolfo Alix Jr. was the director with co-star Alfred Vargas also a producer. The film was derived from an original story by Alix,[5] and not a remake of the 1983 film of the same name which had several adaptations.[6] Jerry Gracio was the screenwriter.[7]

Pieta was filmed in March 2023[7] in less than ten days. [8] The film is primarily set in a cornfield in Pampanga.[1] By June 2023, the film is already in the post-production stage.[8]

Release

Pieta was initially projected to be released on May 2023, the month when Mother's Day falls.[5]. It was later submitted for the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival which opened on December 23, 2023.[9] However Pieta was not accepted as an entry.[6]

With the film having a sneak screening as early as December 22, 2023[1], Pieta is scheduled to have it's theatrical release in the Philippines sometime around 2024.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 PEP Troika (December 23, 2023). "Nora Aunor, hindi umurong sa challenges sa shooting ng Pieta" [Nora Aunor did not back out from the challenges in shooting Pieta]. PEP.ph (in Filipino). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Severo, Jan Milo (December 28, 2023). "Nora Aunor sings again in 'Pieta' over a decade after damaging vocal chords". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Asilo, Rito P. (January 8, 2024). "Nora, Gina and Jaclyn's provocative dramatic synergy in 'Pieta'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ Iglesias, Iza (February 9, 2023). "Nora Aunor returns to the big screen with 'Pieta'". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Bautista, Mario (February 6, 2023). "Direk Adolf stresses that 'Pieta' with Nora, Gina and Alfred not a remake". Journal Online. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "'Sayang…hindi nakasama ang Pieta nina Alfred at Nora sa MMFF 2023'" [A shame... Pieta of Alfred and Nora not included in MMFF 2023]. Bandera (in Filipino). Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 29, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Alfred Vargas, excited mapanood ang eksena kasama sina Nora Aunor, Gina Alajar, at Jaclyn Jose". PEP.ph (in Filipino). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. March 27, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Santos, Rhea Manila (June 10, 2023). "Alfred Vargas on working with Nora Aunor in 'Pieta': 'Never siya nagyabang!'" [Alfred Vargas on working with Nora Aunor in ‘Pieta’: ‘She never bragged!’]. PUSH (in English and Filipino). Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  9. ↑ Salterio, Leah (September 29, 2023). "Alfred Vargas hopes 'Pieta' will make it to MMFF". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
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