Patient X | |
Director: | Yam Laranas |
Story: | Yam Laranas |
Music: | Nani Naguit |
Cinematography: | Yam Laranas |
Editing: | Chuck Gutierrez |
Distributor: | Viva Films |
Runtime: | 92 minutes |
Country: | Philippines |
Patient X is a 2009 Filipino horror film written and directed by Filipino director Yam Laranas. The film stars Richard Gutierrez and Cristine Reyes.[1] [2]
After twenty years, local police capture the murderer of the older brother of a young boy. Now a doctor, he must go back to his old town and face the murderers himself. He then discovers that the murderers are Aswangs (folkloric Filipino vampire-like creatures) and they pose a deadly threat not only to him but also for the entire town.
Eleven Arts has bought the rights for the international sales duties for Patient X from both GMA Films and Viva Films. The film was released in the Philippines on October 28, 2009.
Derek Elley of Film Business Asia gave the film a rating of three out of 10 stating that "The film desperately needed a professional action director, and a proper horror score, to give it some pace."The final gross of the movie is according to Box Office Mojo.