John Lapus, Kean Cipriano and Alex Medina led the star attendees to the recent red carpet of ‘Echorsis: Sabunutan Between Good and Evil.’ Chris Cahilig, the producer of the film and Lemuel Lorca, who recently directed the CineFilipino Film Festival 2016 entry “Ned’s Project,” which won six awards at the festival also graced the premier night.
‘Echorsis: Sabunutan Between Good and Evil’ is a horror-comedy film which a parody of the iconic horror film “The Exorcist.” The story revolves around a charismatic gigolo Carlo, played by Medina, who is possessed by a gay demon after he deceived his closeted gay lover Kristoff (Lapus). Father Nick, played by Cipriano, an exorcist-priest who is secretly gay, has a task evicting demon from Carlo’s body.
The film is rated R-13 by the Movie Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) and graded B by the Cinema Evaluation Board, which means more Filipinos especially the teens can watch this much anticipated horror-comedy film.
Echorsis was fun and hilarious movie which stressed the entertainment value and its message of love, forgiveness, and acceptance. Kudos to Alex and Kean! They really performed excellent on this movie. They confidently portrayed the role of a gay character. Their acting is smooth with the right moves and emotions. I really enjoyed the part where hunky shirtless men entered Kean’s room. His facial expression on this scene is superb. On the other hand, for sure lots of lesbian gays, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) will enjoy the scene where Alex became like a beauty queen and portrayed different character of local celebrities on their respective movies.
Like his other movies, Lapus always bring smile to all moviegoers. His acting is very natural. As one of the lead characters, Lapus showed every scene should be intense. Echorsis became more entertaining because of him.
I’m also impressed on the performance of Lapus’ best friends- Bekimon, Nico Antonio, Francine Garcia. Like Lapus, their acting is light and natural. Their characters showed the good behavioral of a true friend. You need to tell the truth to your friend even if it might hurt/harm him.
Completing the ensemble cast of ‘Echorsis’ are Alessandra de Rossi, Chokoleit, Kiray Celis, Mich Liggayu, Ruby Ruiz, Negi Negra, Odette Khan, Menggie Cobarrubias, and 1:43’s Yuki Sakamoto, Anjo Resurreccion, Gold Aquino, and Yheen Valero,
“Echorsis: Sabunutan between Good and Evil” is directed by Lemuel Lorca and written by veteran screenwriter Jerry Gracio. The movies is produced by Cahilig’s Insight 360 Consultancy and supported by BellaVita Land Corp and McJim Classic Leather.
“Echorsis: Sabunutan between Good and Evil” opens on April 13 in cinemas nationwide
