Friends turn into foes in the film ‘Unbreakable’

WHEN it comes to matters about friendship, people are often using the phrase “friends for keeps.”

But what happens when love gets on the way of friendship? The characters of Bea Alonzo and Angelica Panganiban face the same question in the latest ABS-CBN Star Cinema film Unbreakable.

The film tells the story of best friends Mariel (Bea) and Deena (Angelica) whose friendship was forged when they were in college. They are inseparable until brothers Justin (Richard Gutierrez) and Bene (Ian Veneracion) enter their lives.

As life happens in their respective lives, Mariel and Deena will have to face the ultimate test of their friendship that could tear them apart forever.

Aside from touching on their married lives, director Mae Cruz-Alviar says the film “is a story of friendship and life happening. The obstacles will be marriage, love, but it is not the main obstacle and there are internal conflicts with other people. So, it is still the journey of friendship.”

Being friends in real-life, it was easy for Bea and Angelica to be in the shoes of their characters. Both admired by many for being real-life empowered independent women, the two versatile actresses share what they think makes a person “unbreakable” despite the hurdles in life.

Bea believes that facing the trials head-on can make you a stronger and better person. “If you can get through everything that life throws at you, that makes you unbreakable. Don’t avoid pain; you should learn from it. Don’t be scared when it is right before you. Face it head-on and then learn from it and you will become unbreakable, you will become a better person after,” she said.

For her part, Angelica believes that keeping faith and hope alive despite the pain will help you get through the tough times in life.

“Do not lose faith with people. If one person hurts you, that does not make everybody a bad person. You must move on and use that to make you a stronger person and understand that things happen for a reason. Yes, it’s easier said and done but you must do it so that when bigger problems come, you already know what to do,” the actress explained.

Unbreakable is now screening in the following regions on these dates: now screening in the Middle East; the United States; Canada; Saipan; the United Kingdom; Guam; Milan, Rome and Bologna in Italy; Madrid and Barcelona in Spain; Vienna in Austria; Dublin in Ireland; and Malta. It screens beginning December 12, in Brunei Darussalam, Australia; and New Zealand; December 13, in Singapore; December 14, in Oslo, Norway and Amsterdam; and December 15, in Florence and Parma in Italy.

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