Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime (2022)

A pair of partners-turned-rivals compete to interview the richest man in the Philippines, only to find themselves at the scene of a baffling crime.

Date of release
2022-12-25
TMDB
2.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Cathy Garcia-Sampana

Casting

Interesting facts

Partners in Crime is a 2022 Philippine action comedy film starring Vice Ganda and Ivana Alawi. The film is directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and is under the production of Star Cinema and Viva Films. It was one of the official entries for 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival and was released on December 25, 2022. This was Vice Ganda's first film after a three-year hiatus in cinema since The Mall, The Merrier.

Production

ABS-CBN Film Productions in 2020, announced their planned line-up of films for 2020–21 which includes a film which would star Vice Ganda and Ivana Alawi. The film was planned to be the third installment of the Praybeyt Benjamin film franchise by Wenn V. Deramas. Cathy Garcia-Molina was offered to direct the film with the working title Super Praybeyt Benjamin since Deramas is already deceased. However such film project did not push through.

Another film featuring the tandem would be worked on instead. On July 8, 2022, the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Executive Committee announced the first four official entries for the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival which includes Vice Ganda and Ivana Alawi's Partners in Crime. The entries were entered as script submissions. Molina was tapped to direct the film.

In late August 2022, Vice met with the staffs and production team to aid in the artistic creation of the film. The film started the initial production on September 12, 2022 and began filming on September 19, 2022. On September 9, 2022, a story conference was held by the press together with the lead stars Vice and Alawi and director Molina. During the event, Alawi expressed her excitement to work with Vice, whom she and her mother look up to.

Partners in Crime premiered in cinemas in the Philippines on December 25, 2022 as one of the eight entries of the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival.

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