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The Love Affair (2015)

The Love Affair poster
Directed by
Nuel Crisostomo Naval
Genre
drama film
Country
Philippines
Runtime
2h 05m
Rated
R-13
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A married couple struggles after one spouse has an affair. The other spouse meets with a lawyer to end the marriage but ends up having an affair too.

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What happens

The Love Affair is a 2015 Filipino drama film directed by Nuel C. Naval from a story and screenplay written by Vanessa R. Valdez. The film tells the story of a married couple whose marriage becomes problematic after Trisha has an affair and Vince consults with an attorney to file an annulment, but their meeting ends up in an affair as well. It stars Richard Gomez, Dawn Zulueta and Bea Alonzo in the lead roles, and features Tom Rodriguez, Tonton Gutierrez, and Grae Fernandez in supporting roles. Produced and distributed by ABS-CBN Film Productions, the film was theatrically released in the Philippines on August 12, 2015, It received mixed reviews from critics but favorable reception at the box-office, earning ₱320 million worldwide and is the second Filipino film to break the ₱300 million mark for 2015, second to Crazy Beautiful You, another Star Cinema-produced film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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