Sukob
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Sukob is a 2006
Star Cinema
film starring Kris Aquino
and Claudine Barretto
. The movie was directed by Chito Rono
who Kris worked with in the 2004 hit horror film Feng Shui
. Sukob is considered as the highest-grossing Filipino film of all-time earning PHP 186 million until in 2009 when You Changed My Life
made 240.44 million pesos at the box office. The film's premise is based on a Filipino superstition in which one should not get married in the same year an immediate relative dies or is married or no siblings should be married within a year.
2006 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...
Star Cinema
Star Cinema
ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. , is the wholly owned film production subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation. It is the Philippines' largest film production, producing most of the highest grossing films in the Philippines.-1994:...
film starring Kris Aquino
Kris Aquino
Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino , commonly known as Kris Aquino, is a Filipino television and movie personality who gained prominence from her talk shows, game shows, and numerous endorsements. Known as the Queen of All Media and Philippines' Queen of Talk, she is the youngest daughter of...
and Claudine Barretto
Claudine Barretto
Claudine Margaret Castelo Barretto-Santiago , popularly known as Claudine Barretto, is a film and television actress in the Philippines.-Television roles:...
. The movie was directed by Chito Rono
Chito Roño
Chito Roño, also known as Sixto Kayko, is a Filipino multi-awarded TV and film director. He is the director of the blockbuster films Feng Shui and Sukob...
who Kris worked with in the 2004 hit horror film Feng Shui
Feng Shui (film)
Feng Shui is a 2004 Filipino horror movie starring Kris Aquino about an old bagua mirror that showers luck and prosperity to its owner and brings death to those near her. The film grossed Php 137.56 million. The film was a blockbuster hit in 2004...
. Sukob is considered as the highest-grossing Filipino film of all-time earning PHP 186 million until in 2009 when You Changed My Life
You Changed My Life
You Changed My Life is a 2009 Filipino film starring John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo. It is the sequel to the 2008 movie A Very Special Love, starring John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo. Filming started in November 2008, and it was released February 25, 2009 by Star Cinema and VIVA Films. It...
made 240.44 million pesos at the box office. The film's premise is based on a Filipino superstition in which one should not get married in the same year an immediate relative dies or is married or no siblings should be married within a year.
Plot summary
Sandy and Dale, both Overseas Workers in Dubai, are busy preparing for their wedding. Upon reaching her home, Sandy learns from her mother, Tessie, what happened to her friend, Helen. A short time after Helen's father died, Helen proceeded with her wedding. A few weeks after the wedding, Helen's husband dies in a plane crash. As Helen goes to the crash site, she dies in a bus accident. A few weeks later, Helen's mother suddenly disappears inside her house. Their bodies have never been recovered. Sandy proceeds with her own wedding. During the ceremony, she suffers from nosebleed and starts seeing glimpses of a ghostly flower girl. It turns out that she is not the only one who saw it. Joya, a psychic and the daughter of her husband's cousin, also saw the flower girl. Hours later, Sandy and Dale learn that the van carrying some of the secondary sponsors met an accident. When they get to the site, the bodies of the victims could not be found. Instead, they see a bridal cord. Sandy's relatives and friends disappear one by one. Things become more mysterious when Sandy receives their respective wedding photos. The people who died are headless in the photos. They realize that all the headless people in the photos are bound to die. Joya tells Sandy that she is cursed by the "sukob." Sandy is shocked - no one in her family has died recently, nor has anyone gotten married. In searching for the truth, Sandy unearths a dark family secret. Sandy went to her hometown with Dale. Upon staying at a hotel, Dale suddenly disappears and Sandy found a candle where Dale used to stood when he got lost. She went to the police station but the station ran out of electricity. Tables and chairs began to move by itself. Sandy ran outside and as she drove her car, she accidentally bumped a pregnant lady named Diana. She helped her and frequently asking questions to Diana. After asking those questions, Sandy then found out that Diana is her half-sister. And they realized they were married on the same year and day. As they search for the truth, one must sacrifice in order to stop the curse. Diana and Sandy went to the church where Diana was married but they were chased by the ghostly flower girl. They were trapped on the top of the bell tower. The flower girl, whose mission is to get the life of the one who will sacrifice, attempted to touch Diana's abdomen signalling that the ghost is going to get her baby as a sacrifice. Sandy stopped the ghost and fell off the bell tower of the church, making her the one who sacrificed. Diana and her father (also Sandy's father) finally met. The movie ended when father saw the ghosts of his wife and Sandy and screaming on the top of his lungs.Cast and characters
- Kris AquinoKris AquinoKristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino , commonly known as Kris Aquino, is a Filipino television and movie personality who gained prominence from her talk shows, game shows, and numerous endorsements. Known as the Queen of All Media and Philippines' Queen of Talk, she is the youngest daughter of...
as Sandy - Claudine BarrettoClaudine BarrettoClaudine Margaret Castelo Barretto-Santiago , popularly known as Claudine Barretto, is a film and television actress in the Philippines.-Television roles:...
as Diana - Wendell RamosWendell RamosWendell Xavier Ramos, known as Wendell Ramos is a Filipino actor and model who is currently signed to Associated Broadcasting Company.-Biography and career:...
as Dale - Boots Anson-RoaBoots Anson-RoaMaria Elisa Cristobal-Anson or Boots Anson-Roa is an award-winning actress, columnist, editor, and lecturer.-Early life:She was born on January 30, 1945...
as Tessie - Ronaldo ValdezRonaldo ValdezRonaldo Valdez is a Filipino movie and television actor. Born Ronald James Gibbs in Manila, Philippines, he is the father of actor-singer Janno Gibbs.-Television:* "Glamorosa - Manolo...
as Fred - Bernard Palanca as Brian
- Liza Lorena as Gilda
- Maja SalvadorMaja SalvadorMaja Ross Andres Salvador is one of the latest in line of the showbiz clan of the Salvador family. She is currently under the management of ABS-CBN, and a membser of Star Magic.-Early life:...
as Joya - Raquel Villavicencio as Belen
- Jhong HilarioJhong HilarioVirgilio Hilario, Jr. , better known by his stage name Jhong Hilario, is a Filipino actor and dancer. He is part of the dance group Streetboys in the Philippines....
as Erning - Maureen Mauricio as Paula
- Glaiza de Castro as Grace
- Cris Daluz as Dante
- Neil Ryan Sese as Michael
- Ku Aquino as Mang Cesar
International Release
Sukob (The Wedding Curse) was released in the United States in eight theaters. It earned $300,454.Awards and recognitions
- 1st Gawad Genio AwardsGawad Genio AwardsThe Gawad Genio Awards was instituted by the Critics' Academy Film Desk of Zamboanga City in the year 2006. This award gives recognition to the year's best in the movie industry....
(The Annual Critics' Academy Film Desk)(Zamboanga City)- Best Film sound engineer: Albert Michael Idioma
- Blockbuster Film: Sukob
- Blockbuster Film Director: Chito S. Rono
- Blockbuster Film Actress: Kris Aquino
- Blockbuster Film Actor: Wendell Ramos
- Blockbuster Film Producer: Star Cinema - ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc.