Underplayed Gems

A Very Special Love (2008)

A Very Special Love poster
Directed by
Cathy Garcia-Sampana
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
Philippines
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An editorial assistant discovers she will be working for the man she has always dreamed of. She navigates the ups and downs of office life and her growing feelings for him.

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What happens

A Very Special Love is a 2008 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina from a story and screenplay written by Raz S. de la Torre. The film stars John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo in her first film under ABS-CBN's film studio as a lead star, the film revolves around an editorial assistant who finds out that she is going to work for the man of her dreams. In addition to the lead stars, the supporting cast includes Dante Rivero, Rowell Santiago, Bing Pimentel, Joross Gamboa, Al Tantay, and Irma Adlawan and a special participation of Agot Isidro. A co-production of Star Cinema and Viva Films, the film was theatrically released in the Philippines on July 30, 2008, and later released in the United States on August 15. The successful results in the box office spawned two sequels: You Changed My Life, which was released on February 25, 2009, and It Takes a Man and a Woman which was released on March 30, 2013. Now, it currently holds the title of the seventh highest-grossing Filipino film of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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