CEBU, Philippines — As a pre-Chinese New Year offering, Rebecca Chuaunsu Film Production, in cooperation with Rebelde Films, announced the commercial release of “Her Locket” in cinemas nationwide on Wednesday, January 22. In Cebu, it will be shown in SM City Cebu and SM Seaside.
“Her Locket” is a family drama which garnered a total of eight awards – Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, and Best Ensemble Acting – at the Sinag Maynila Film Festival held September last year.
Chuansu, a noted Filipino-Chinese actress, also won two international Best Actress awards – from Festival International du Film Transsaharien de Zagora in Morocco (held in 2023) and Wu Wei Taipei International Filipino Film Festival in Taiwan (held Sept. 2024).
In the Philippines, Chuaunsu got rave reviews from film critics for her outstanding performance as lead actress Jewel Ouyang.
The film also boasts of Elora Españo (as Teresa, the caregiver), Boo Gabunada (as Kyle, lawyer-son of Jewel), Sophie Ng (young Jewel), and Benedict Cua (young Magnus, brother of Jewel).
Completing the cast are Francis Mata, Jian Repolles, Tommy Alejandrino, Zoey Villamangca, Norman Ong, Nellie Ang See, Angela Villarin, Ashlee Factor, Matthew Seaver Choy, Roberto Uy Kieng, George See, Rolando Inocencio, Kesterson Kua, Allan Jao, and Dr. Philip Tan Gatue.
With the aid of a locket necklace, a Chinese woman suffering from dementia is able to gradually recall memories from her past.
“Her Locket” is in competition at the Jagran Film Festival in India. It is covering 18 cities, which started from Delhi and traveling through Meerut, Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Bareilly, Dehradun, Hisar, Ludhiana, Patna, Ranchi, Siliguri, Gorakhpur, Raipur, Indore, and Darbhanga, culminating in Mumbai.
“Her Locket” has also participated in Marche Du Film-Festival De Cannes (2023) in France; London East Asia International Film Festival (2023) in UK; 22nd Dhaka International Film Festival (2024) in Bangladesh; and San Diego Film Festival USA (2024).