Swap (film)

Swap
Directed byRemton Siega Zuasola
Written byRemton Siega Zuasola
Produced byBianca Balbuena
Starring
CinematographyRuel Dahis Antipuesto
Edited byKeith Deligero
Music byBryan Dumaguina
Production
companies
  • Center Stage Productions
  • Above the Line Productions
  • 8thumbs
  • Epicmedia
Distributed bySolar Pictures
Release date
  • March 18, 2015 (2015-03-18)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Languages
  • Filipino
  • Cebuano

Swap is a 2015 Philippine crime drama film written and directed by Remton Siega Zuasola. The film stars Dionne Monsanto, Matt Daclan, Mon Confiado, RK Bagatsing, Jess Mendoza and Ligaya Rabago. It was one of the entries in the 2015 Sinag Maynila Film Festival.[1][2][3]

The film is streaming online on YouTube.

Cast

  • Dionne Monsanto as Insiang
  • Matt Daclan as Tonyo
  • Mon Confiado as Agent Sanchez
  • RK Bagatsing as Agent Ramirez
  • Jess Mendoza as Agent Diaz
  • Paul Kiener as Forensic Expert
  • Clanch Belleza as Agent
  • Ruther Villalba as Agent
  • Ligaya Rabago as Tiling
  • Pancrasio Mondigo Jr. as Mr. Sy
  • Publio Briones III as Mastermind
  • Chai Fonacier as Malou
  • Genica Mijares as Sarah

Reception

Ren Aguila of GMA News gave Swap a positive review, stating that the film "knows when to relieve tension". He praised Zuasola for mastering the one-take technique and the "perfect balance of the visual, the symbolic, and the expository" seen in the performances of the main characters.[4]

Jay Cruz of SineGang gave Swap 3.5 out of 5 stars, dismissing the film as mediocre. He praised the performances of the characters and the film's production design, but panned the story for being squeezed "between this obligation to display such details" and the need to express the main narrative at hand".[5]

After being part of the 2015 Sinag Maynila Film Festival, it was later on featured in the 63rd San Sebastián International Film Festival (Spain), 2nd Silk Road International Film Festival (China), 16th Tokyo Filmex (Japan) and 10th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (Indonesia).[3]

Awards

Year Awards Category Recipient Result Ref.
2015 Sinag Maynila Film Festival Best Picture Swap Nominated

References

  1. ^ Mendoza, Arvin (March 16, 2015). "Know the Sinag Maynila Films showing this week". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Santos, Rhea (March 21, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE: Dionne Monsanto does Cebuanos proud in the first Sinag Maynila Film Festival". Push. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Rabago, Ligaya (September 24, 2015). "Swap: From Cebu to the world". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Aguila, Ren (March 21, 2015). "Movie review: Take one: Remton Zuasola's 'Swap'". GMA News. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  5. ^ Cruz, Jay (February 18, 2022). "'SWAP' (2015) REVIEW: A Mediocre, Single-Take Martial Law Experiment". SineGang. Retrieved March 28, 2023.