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Suddenly It's Magic (2012)

Suddenly It's Magic poster
Directed by
Rory Quintos
Genre
drama film
Country
Philippines
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
G
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Thai superstar escapes his career and flies to the Philippines. There he meets a Filipina baker and they fall in love despite their different worlds. Their relationship is tested by conflicts that arise from their separate lives.

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What happens

Suddenly It's Magic is a 2012 Filipino-Thai romantic film directed by Filipino film director Rory Quintos, starring Filipina actress Erich Gonzales and Thai actor Mario Maurer. The film is produced by Star Cinema and was released on October 31, 2012, in the Philippines. On March 7, 2013, Baifern Pimchanok confirmed on her Twitter account that the movie will be screened in Thailand on March 14, 2013, at the Major Cineplex theater. Following Thailand's premiere of the movie, on March 25, 2013, Cambodia's Legend Cinemas confirmed on their Facebook fanpage of the official screening of the movie in the country on March 28, 2013. The story depicts two star-crossed lovers: Marcus Hanson (Mario Maurer), a Thai superstar, and Joey Hermosa (Erich Gonzales), a Filipina baker. When Marcus decides to fly to the Philippines to escape from his career, he meets Joey. Even though their worlds collide, the two later fall in love. But their relationship is tested by conflicts from their worlds. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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