The Bit Player (2013)

Original title

Ekstra

Directed by

Jeffrey Jeturian

Genre

independent film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 51m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged woman works as an extra on TV shows, hoping for her big break. She navigates the routines and small dramas of the film set.

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What happens

The Bit Player (Filipino: Ekstra) is a 2013 Philippine comedy-drama film co-produced and directed by Jeffrey Jeturian from a story and screenplay he co-written with Antoinette Jadaone and Zig Dulay. The film stars Vilma Santos as Loida Malabanan, who spends her days dreaming of her big break while working with the country's best small-screen actors. It also features the appearances of various actors and actresses including Marian Rivera, Richard Yap, Piolo Pascual, Eula Valdez, Cherry Pie Picache, and Cherie Gil. Produced by Cinemalaya Foundation and Quantum Films, with Star Cinema handling its distribution, the film was released on July 27, 2013, as one of the competing entries under the "Directors Showcase" category for the 9th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and then, topped the box office in all four venues of said festival. It was later released in mainstream cinemas on August 14, as part of the film studio's 20th founding anniversary. The film had its international premiere at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival, set from September 5 to 15, under the "Contemporary World Cinema" section. It also showed at the 2013 San Diego Asian Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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