MANILA, Philippines – Gwen Zamora is keeping her fingers crossed that Pinoys would be proud of her stint in the international movie, “The Witness.”
Weeks prior to the release of the GMA Films and Skylar Films co-produced Indonesian flick, Zamora shared how thrilled she was to be part of a production as big as this one.
“I hope I made the Philippines proud kasi I’m the only Filipina representing the Philippines in [that] Indonesian film,” enthused the part French, Italian, Vietnamese and Filipino actress in a taped interview with “Unang Hirit [UH]” aired March 6.
Filming experience
In the film, Zamora plays half-Filipina, half-American expatriate, Angel; a hotel employee who, according to a previous Bulletin Entertainment report, witnesses the grotesque killing of her father by an armed syndicate.
Being sole eyewitness to the crime, Angel was forced to flee and hide from the syndicate who wants to get rid of her as well. With the goal to avenge her father’s death, Angel eventually meets his leading man played by Indonesian actor, Tyo Pakusa Dewol.
Since fractions of the film were shot in Indonesia, which is known as a strict Muslim country, Zamora reiterated that the entire production team had to be extremely cautious in capturing certain sequences.
“They were very meticulous about ‘yung pagtakbo ko. Hindi pwedeng umaalog ‘yung dibdib gano’n,” shared the actress in the “UH” report.
Although, she deems the film to be “very conservative” she pointed out that they were able to successfully go around the “sensitive scenes” making the flick “very twisted” at the same time.
Of all the things that she's done in the film, Zamora singled out that what frayed her nerves the most was “’yung shooting everyday tapos iyakan everyday."
Recall that in a past report, Zamora described the film as the “most intense” she’s done to date, in her relatively new acting career.
“There's a lot of action, a lot of shooting, a lot of blood. Madugo talaga ‘yung Gwen Zamora na makikita ninyo dito,” she said.
She even boasted that she did all the stunts in the film without a double which is why “half of my shooting days, I had bruises everywhere. My kneecap was sort of out for a while, so I was [in and out] of the hospital and I was always on painkillers so it was really intense talaga.”
But, despite the physical challenges posed by her role, Zamora said "It was really worth it!"
The young actress bagged the titular role in the suspense-thriller flick when the Indonesian film outfit was scouting for talent from the GMA Artist Center (GMAAC).
"Actually they went around the Philippines kasi gusto daw nila ng Philippine actress in their movie and GMA presented their various actresses tapos ‘yon,” shared Zamora in the “UH” episode.
According to her, the film would premiere in local theaters on March 21. It will also be screened in other Asian countries namely Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand; and in Dubai.
source: mb.com.ph
