Mystified is a 2019 Philippine fantasy film, directed and written by Mark A. Reyes, starring Iza Calzado, Karylle, Sunshine Dizon and Diana Zubiri. It was released on March 29, 2019, on Iflix.[2]
| Mystified | |
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| Directed by | Mark A. Reyes[1] |
| Written by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | A.B Garcia |
| Edited by | Tara Illenberger |
Production companies | Sang'gre Productions, Inc. |
| Distributed by | Iflix |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Tagalog |
Premise
editThe film is about the four witches namely Adela (Iza Calzado), Althea (Sunshine Dizon), Helena (Karylle), and Kathalina (Diana Zubiri) who descended from their kingdom of witchcraft and magic to fit in the mortal world and fight the devil forces.[3]
Cast
editMain
edit- Iza Calzado as Adela "Addie" [4]
- Sunshine Dizon as Althea "Thea" [4]
- Karylle as Helena "Ena" [4]
- Diana Zubiri as Kathalina "Kat"[4]
Supporting
edit- Sunshine Cruz as Hellga[5]
- Mostafa Elezali as Luvictus
- Cheska Iñigo as Devana
- Ian Ignacio as Aki[6]
- Jinri Park as Zandra[6]
- Leigh Guda as Violeta
- Caprice Cayetano as Kylie
- Ashley Sarmiento as Clara
- Jana Victoria as 1800s Hellga
- Matthias Rhoads as Miguel[6]
- Vince Vandorpe as Javi[6]
- Lexi Gonzales as Pauline[7]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Asian Academy Creative Awards | Best Visual or Special FX in TV Series or Feature Film | Mystified | Nominated | [8] |
| Asian Television Awards | Best Single Drama or Telemovie | Won | [9][10] | ||
| Best Original Digital Drama Series | Nominated | [9] | |||
| Best Direction (Fiction) | Mark A. Reyes | Nominated | |||
| Best Theme Song | "Simula" by Karylle | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ Anarcon, James Patrick. "Direk Mark Reyes on Mystified budget: "Something like Manila Film Fest"". PEP.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ^ Villano, Alexa (March 24, 2019). "What to expect from 'Mystified,' iflix's first original Filipino film". Rappler. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ Ruiz, Marah (January 18, 2019). "Original Sang'gres armed with magic again in 'Mystified' teaser". GMA Entertainment. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Ilaya, Felix. "Sunshine Dizon, Diana Zubiri, Iza Calzado, and Karylle stun at 'Mystified' premiere night". GMA Entertainment. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ Santos, Rhea Manila. "Sunshine Cruz on doing fight scenes in Mystified: 'Masakit na pero nahihiya naman ako magsabi'" [Sunshine Cruz on doing fight scenes in Mystified: 'It already hurts but I'm too shy to let it know']. PUSH (in English and Filipino). ABS-CBN. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Mallabo, Denise J. (March 29, 2019). "Iflix Originals' Mystified Screened at the Shangri-La Plaza Cinema". denisemallabo.com. Retrieved March 29, 2019.[self-published source]
- ^ Acar, Aedrianne. "Lexi Gonzales shares her memorable conversation with Iza Calzado". GMA News. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ Severo, Jan Milo (October 16, 2019). "Nadine Lustre bags fourth best actress award for the year". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ^ a b Mia, Ron. "GMA Network lead nominations at Asian TV Awards 2019 with 7, ABS-CBN bags 2". LionHeartTV. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ Ilaya, Felix (January 12, 2020). "Mystified' bags "Best Single Drama or Telemovie" at Asian TV Awards". GMA Entertainment. Retrieved January 12, 2020.