Amorosa (The Revenge) is a 2012 Filipino psychological horror drama film directed by Topel Lee and written by Enrico C. Santos, Kren V. Yap, and Willy Laconsay from a story developed by Santos and Joel Mercado. The film stars Angel Aquino, Enrique Gil, Martin del Rosario, and Xyriel Manabat in her first horror film.
Produced by Skylight Films and distributed by ABS-CBN Film Productions, the film was theatrically released on August 29, 2012.
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Synopsis
Years ago, Amorosa (Angel Aquino), her husband, and her two boys Amiel and Rommel (Martin del Rosario and Enrique Gil) got into a car accident. Her husband died in the accident, leaving her alone to take care of her boys. In the present, she decides to move her family to a remote pension house. But once there, she discovers that the house is home to an angry spirit seeking revenge for sins committed years ago. And as she deals with the fear of this spirit popping up everywhere, she struggles to reconnect with Rommel, who hasn’t been the same since the accident.
Cast
Main cast
Angel Aquino as Rosa
Martin del Rosario as Amiel
Enrique Gil as Rommel
Supporting cast
Empress Schuck as Sandra
Carlo Aquino as Jerry
Ejay Falcon as William
Jane Oineza as Amanda
Xyriel Manabat as Nadia
Richard Quan as Sgt. Villegas
Franco Daza as Rudolf
Nico Antonio as Glen
Mosang as Florida
Jairus Aquino as Jun
Lemuel Pelayo as Carl
Johan Santos as Bong
Lloyd Samartino as Lito
Guest cast
Alexa Ilacad as Young Ananda
Isiah Ersty as Young Amiel
Juljio Pisk as Young Rommel
Reception
The film received R13 rating. The maindie film was released the same week with the musical film I Do Bidoo Bidoo. It earned an estimated P11,738,087 on its first five days well ahead of I Do Bidoo Bidoo. Amorosa grossed P25,201,412 in 2 weeks according to Box Office Mojo. It ranked 2nd Top Grossing Independent Film of 2012 and one of the 20 Top Grossing Filipino films of 2012.
Nominations
29th Star Awards for Movies
-Indie Movie of the Year nominee
-Indie Movie Director of the Year nominee
-Indie Movie Screenwriter of the Year nominee