Camp Sawi | |
Director: | Irene Emma Villamor |
Producer: | Vic del Rosario Jr. |
Screenplay: | Irene Villamor |
Music: | Len Calvo |
Cinematography: | Tey Clamor |
Editing: | Chrisel Galeno-Desuasido |
Distributor: | Viva Films |
Runtime: | 109 minutes |
Country: | Philippines |
Language: | Filipino |
Camp Sawi is a 2016 Filipino comedy-drama film starring Andi Eigenmann, Bela Padilla, Yassi Pressman, Kim Molina, Sam Milby and Arci Muñoz. It is written and directed by Irene Villamor. It was released on August 24, 2016, by Viva Films.
Five women, Gwen (Arci Muñoz), Bridgette (Bela Padilla), Jessica (Yassi Pressman), Clarisse (Andi Eigenmann) and Joanne (Kim Molina) enter a boot camp named Camp Sawi. Each woman had a history of being heartbroken by their romantic interest and the girls as members of the aptly named camp help one another to deal with their ill feelings under the watch of camp chef and head coach Louie (Sam Milby).
Camp Sawi was written and directed by Irene Villamor. The film is a co-production of Viva Films and N2 Productions of Joyce Bernal. A significant portion of the film was shot on Bantayan Island of Cebu province.[1] The film is the first full-length film project for Villamor as a director.[2]
According to Bela Padilla, one of the cast of the film, said that the film's focus is on how women deal with moving on from heartbreak.[1]
Camp Sawi premiered on cinemas nationwide on August 24, 2016, which was dubbed by the production team as "National Sawi Day".[3]
The Cinema Evaluation Board rated Camp Sawi as a Grade A film.[2]