When This Is All Over
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKevin Mayuga
Screenplay byAbbey Mayuga-de Guia
Benedict O. Mendoza
Produced byJan Pineda
StarringJuan Karlos Labajo
CinematographyMartika Ramirez-Escobar
Edited byMaria Estela Paiso
Music byJorge Juan B.
Production
company
ANIMA Studios
Release date
  • August 4, 2023 (2023-08-04)
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

When This Is All Over is a 2023 Philippine Independent coming-of-age drama film directed by Kevin Mayuga and written by Abbey Mayuga-de Guia and Benedict O. Mendoza. It stars Juan Karlos Labajo, Jorrybell Agoto, Ana Abad Santos.[1] The film is about a disconnected young man, known as The Guy, who forges a deal with a group of privileged misfits to plan a secret party at the height of a global pandemic, for a chance to escape his reality.[2]

Plot

Cast

  • Juan Karlos Labajo[3]
  • Jorrybell Agoto[4]
  • Ana Abad Santos
  • Chaye Mogg
  • Nour Hooshmand
  • Jico Umali
  • Aaron Maniego
  • Renee Dominique
  • Lottie Bie
  • Zara Loayan

Release

The film was released and premiered at the 19th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival on August 4, 2023.[5]

Reception

Adie Pieraz of Wonder.ph praised the film and its humor and wrote: The humor of When This Is All Over is one we all know and can appreciate: conyo humor. Those phrases we’ve all made fun of (Sheesh!), the accent that is still—even in 2023—an accepted way to tell the Philippines, “Yes, I grew up different from you. We are not the same. I deserve to be treated better.”[6]

Ryan Capili of Sinegang.ph gave the film 3½ stars out of 5 stars and wrote: When This Is All Over by Kevin Mayuga may occasionally be confused at times, but it still takes you on a visual feast experience that makes for a wild ride, showing how you can transform an intimate story of a son who just wants to reunite with his mother into a one big trip.[7] Trainwrecktim of Letterboxd also gave the film 3½ stars and wrote: Some great moments here and there but doesn’t really hit the mark on any of the various points it wants to make. Martika Ramirez Escobar is a LEGEND for that cinematography though.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Juan Karlos stars in Cinemalaya entry 'When This is All Over'". CNN Philippines. August 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "There's no stopping Cinemalaya 19". The Manila Times. August 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Juan Karlos stars in Cinemalaya entry 'When This is All Over' New Day". Dailymotion. August 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ Arevalo, Rica (August 8, 2023). "Ready for Cinemalaya". Manila Bulletin.
  5. ↑ "Cinemalaya 2023 announces list of full-length film finalists". Rappler. August 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ Pieraz, Adie (July 2023). "Cinemalaya Review: "When This Is All Over" Talks Pandemic, Privilege & Priorities". Wonder.ph. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  7. ↑ Capili, Ryan (August 11, 2023). "'When This Is All Over' REVIEW: Turning an intimate story into one big trip". Sinegang.ph. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  8. ↑ "When This Is All Over (2023) review". Letterboxd. August 6, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
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