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Camp Sawi
Camp Sawi
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Irene Emma Villamor
Screenplay by	Irene Villamor
Story by	Bela Padilla; Neil Arce;
Produced by	Vic del Rosario Jr.
Starring	Arci Muñoz; Andi Eigenmann; Bela Padilla; Yassi Pressman; Kim Molina; Sam Milby; Dennis Trillo;
Cinematography	Tey Clamor
Edited by	Chrisel Galeno-Desuasido
Music by	Len Calvo
Production; companies	Viva Films; N2 Productions;
Distributed by	Viva Films
Release date	August 24, 2016;
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino
Box office	₱120 million

Camp Sawi (lit. 'Camp Unfortunate') is a 2016 Filipino comedy-drama film starring Andi Eigenmann, Bela Padilla, Yassi Pressman, Kim Molina, Sam Milby and Arci Muñoz. It is written and directed by Irene Villamor. It was released on August 24, 2016, by Viva Films.

Plot

Five women, Gwen (Arci Muñoz), Bridgette (Bela Padilla), Jessica (Yassi Pressman), Clarisse (Andi Eigenmann) and Joanne (Kim Molina) enter a boot camp named Camp Sawi. Each woman had a history of being heartbroken by their romantic interest and the girls as members of the aptly named camp help one another to deal with their ill feelings under the watch of camp chef and head coach Louie (Sam Milby).

Cast

Main cast

Bela Padilla as Bridgette "Brij"
Arci Muñoz as Gwen/Lovejoy
Andi Eigenmann as Clarisse
Yassi Pressman as Jessica "Jess"
Kim Molina as Joan
Sam Milby as Louie/Camp Master

Supporting cast

Jerald Napoles
Sarah Pagcaliwagan
Cholo Barretto

Special participation

Dennis Trillo as Chris
Rico Blanco as Aaron
Alex Medina as Nelson
Bret Jackson as Zac
AJ Muhlach as Randolf
Tonton Gutierrez as Miguel
Patrick Sugui as Jess' new boyfriend
RJ Padilla as Joan's groom
Regine Tolentino as Jess' mom

Production

Camp Sawi was written and directed by Irene Villamor. The film is a co-production of Viva Films and N² Productions of Joyce Bernal. A significant portion of the film was shot on Bantayan Island of Cebu province.^[1] The film is the first full-length film project for Villamor as a director.^[2]

According to Bela Padilla, one of the cast of the film, said that the film's focus is on how women deal with moving on from heartbreak.^[1]

Release

Camp Sawi premiered on cinemas nationwide on August 24, 2016, which was dubbed by the production team as "National Sawi Day".^[3]

Reception

The Cinema Evaluation Board rated Camp Sawi as a Grade A film.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Alpad, Christina (August 23, 2016). "A dramedy to empower heartbroken women". Manila Times. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Solis, Lolit (August 25, 2016). "Camp Sawi puring-puri puwede raw magka-sequel!" [Camp Sawi much praised and a sequel can be done]. Take it Take it (in Filipino). Pilipino Star Ngayon. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^ Red, Isah (August 16, 2016). "If you're heartbroken go to Camp Sawi". Simply Red. The Standard. Retrieved August 26, 2016.