Expensive Candy (2022)
Candy is a sex worker. A poor teacher, Toto, falls in love with her and she becomes his motivation to work hard.
- Date of release
- 2022-09-14
- TMDB
- 2.8 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Jason Paul Laxamana
Casting
- Julia Barretto — Candy
- Carlo Aquino — Toto
- Ivan Padilla — Justinian
- Aj Muhlach — TJ
- Marissa Sanchez — Manay Ritz
- Aurora Sevilla — Ruth
- Marnie Lapus — Yolly
- Jobelyn Manuel — Ivy
- Keagan De Jesus — Olan
- Francis Magundayao — Gopez
- Andre Yllana — Wiggie
- Quinn Carrillo — Angie
Interesting facts
Expensive Candy is a 2022 Philippine romantic drama film directed by Jason Paul Laxamana and produced by Viva Films, starring Julia Barretto and Carlo Aquino. It marked Barretto's first venture into the sexy genre, which was given an R-13 rating by the MTRCB.
Production
Jason Paul Laxamana the director of the film said that the storyline for Expensive Candy has been existing since 2015 but was shelved (up until 2022) because it was declined by companies and producers. When Barretto transferred to Viva Films, Laxamana was told that she was in search for a project that would require her to level up as an actress. He then recalled the storyline he crafted a few years back and presented it to Barretto.
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