Camp Sawi

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.

Camp Sawi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIrene Emma Villamor
Produced byVic del Rosario Jr.
Screenplay byIrene Villamor
Story by
  • Bela Padilla
  • Neil Arce
Starring
Music byLen Calvo
CinematographyTey Clamor
Edited byChrisel Galeno-Desuasido
Production
company
Distributed byViva Films
Release date
  • August 24, 2016 (2016-08-24)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Box office₱120 million

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 in dealing with their ill feelings under the watch of camp chef and head coach Louie (Sam Milby).

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Special participation

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 casts 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
  1. Alpad, Christina (23 August 2016). "A dramedy to empower heartbroken women". Manila Times. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. Solis, Lolit (25 August 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 26 August 2016.
  3. Red, Isah (16 August 2016). "If you're heartbroken go to Camp Sawi". Simply Red. The Standard. Retrieved 26 August 2016.


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