Family Matters (2022 film)

Family Matters is a 2022 Philippine drama film directed by Nuel Naval and produced under Cineko Productions and Top Story. It was released theatrically on December 25, 2022 as an entry to the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival.

Family Matters
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNuel Naval
Screenplay byMel Mendoza-del Rosario
Story byMel Mendoza-del Rosario
Produced byJames Blanco
Starring
CinematographyNoel Teehankee
Edited byBeng Bandong
Music byCesar Francis Concio
Production
companies
  • Cineko Productions
  • Top Story
Distributed byAxinite Digicinema Inc.
Release date
  • December 25, 2022 (2022-12-25) (Manila)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Languages
  • Tagalog
  • Filipino
Box office₱56 million[1]

Premise

Family Matters revolves around the family of an elderly married couple consisting of Francisco (Noel Trinidad) and Eleanor (Liza Lorena), and their children: Kiko (Nonie Buencamino), Fortune (Mylene Dizon), Ellen (Nikki Valdez), and Enrico (JC Santos). Ellen flies for the United States in a bid to find a romantic partner, leaving the three other siblings to take care of their parents.[2]

Cast

Boots Anson-Roa was offered to portray the role of Eleanor but had to decline due to recovering from an illness and conflict of interest reasons for being part of the Metro Manila Film Festival Screening Committee.[3]

Production

Family Matters was produced under Cineko Productions and directed by Nuel Naval and written by Mel Mendoza-del Rosario. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cineko has expressed interest producing a film with Naval, who had not made a film with the studio outfit before. Naval had to deal with constraints caused by the pandemic for the film's production. He was given freedom to choose the members of the cast by the film's producer Enrico Roque. Naval has contrasted Tanging Yaman with Family Matters describing the former as tackling faith and family wealth while the latter just deals with contemporary everyday family affairs.[4]

Reception

Box-office

Family Matters has reportedly earned ₱9 million on its first day nationwide.[5]

Release

Family Matters is premiered in cinemas in the Philippines on December 25, 2022 as one of the eight entries of the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival.[4] It was released in the United States on February 3, 2023.

References
  1. "MMFF 2022 box office: Deleter naka-P234M; last placer naka-P1.5M lang". PEP.ph. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  2. Policarpio, Allan (December 16, 2022). "MMFF entry may be Noel Trinidad's 'last hurrah'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  3. Olea, Jerry (December 17, 2022). "Boots Anson Roa-Rodrigo, offered to play Liza Lorena's role in Family Matters". PEP.ph (in Filipino). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  4. Donato, Jerry (December 16, 2022). "MMFF 2022: Family Matters presents a contemporary family drama". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  5. "Deleter, Partners In Crime, Family Matters patuloy ang pag-arangkada sa box office". PEP.ph. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
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