Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di (2006)

Directed by

Joel Lamangan

Genre

comedy drama, romantic comedy

Country

Philippines

Runtime

2h 01m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Filipino veterinarian who is a bit of a playboy falls for a woman from a traditional Chinese Filipino family. To win her over and impress her relatives, he goes to comic lengths to learn and adopt Chinese customs.

lightheartedromantichumorousgentlewarmearnestfamilialculture-clash

What happens

Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di (also billed parenthetically as Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di (I Love You)) (simplified Chinese: 我爱你; traditional Chinese: 我愛你; pinyin: Wǒ ài nǐ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Góa ài dí; lit. 'I love you') is a 2006 Filipino romantic comedy-drama film produced by Regal Entertainment and the fifth installment of the Mano Po film series) It stars Angel Locsin and Richard Gutierrez as Charity and Nathan respectively. Nathan, a veterinarian with playboy tendencies falls in love with Charity, a Chinese Filipino who always follows tradition. In order to woo not only Charity but also her family, Nathan tries to follow and adapt Chinese culture, but with hilarious results. Unlike the earlier films in the series, Mano Po 5 also has comedic elements from the previous film. The film stars Lorna Tolentino, Angel Locsin and Richard Gutierrez, which already starred together in Mano Po 2: My Home. Asia's Superstar and Star In A Million finalist Christian Bautista also appeared in his first film at the height of his successful musical career. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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