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Bliss (2017)

Bliss poster
Directed by
Jerrold Tarog
Genre
LGBTQ-related film, thriller film
Country
Philippines
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
R-18
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An actress takes a role in a film that blurs the line between her real life and the character she plays. The movie follows her as she descends into a psychological nightmare on set.

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What happens

Bliss is a 2017 Filipino psychological thriller film written, directed, edited and scored by Jerrold Tarog. It stars Iza Calzado, Ian Veneracion, TJ Trinidad, Michael de Mesa, and Adrienne Vergara. The film competed in Japan at the 12th Osaka Asian Film Festival in March 2017 to critical acclaim, where Calzado also garnered the Yakushi Pearl Award for Best Performer. The film premiered in the Philippines on May 10. Bliss explores elements of a film within a film narrative where the protagonist also plays the lead. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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