Sunshine (2024 film)

Sunshine
Directed byAntoinette Jadaone
Written byAntoinette Jadaone
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPao Orendain
Edited byBenjamin Tolentino
Music byRico Blanco
Production
companies
  • Anima Studios
  • Project 8 Projects
  • Cloudy Duck Pictures
  • Happy Infinite Productions
Release date
  • September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) (TIFF)
Running time
86 minutes[1]
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Sunshine is a 2024 psychological sports drama film written and directed by Antoinette Jadaone. Starring Maris Racal, Elijah Canlas, Xyriel Manabat, Jennica Garcia, Annika Co, and Meryll Soriano, the film follows a young gymnast who finds out she is pregnant on the week of the national tryouts. It is scheduled to premiere on September 13 at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[2][3]

Premise

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An aspiring young gymnast named Sunshine finds out she is pregnant on the week of the national team tryouts. On her way to a seller of illegal abortion drugs, she meets a mysterious girl who eerily thinks and talks like her.[4]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Sunshine". TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Shackleton, Liz (March 11, 2024). "Filipino Studio ANIMA & Project 8 Projects Team On Antoinette Jadaone's 'Sunshine'". Deadline. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Maris Racal's new film 'Sunshine' to tackle teen pregnancy". ABS-CBN News. April 4, 2024.
  4. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (August 30, 2024). "'Sunshine' Trailer Debuts Ahead of Toronto Premiere, Spotlights Teenage Pregnancy and Olympic Dreams in the Philippines (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
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