Even though

Unofficially Yours

tells the story of a casual relationship, director Cathy Garcia Molina made it clear that the movie has no intention of promoting sex before marriage, especially to the youth. “

Lagi kong iniisip na madaming

teenagers a

ng makakapanood ng pelikula.

So I made sure

na nilagay ko yung

intimate scenes not for anything,

pero kasi kailangan ko sa kwento. At nilagay ko yun hindi para sabihin sa

young viewers

na ‘eto ang gawin niyo.’ Nilagay ko yun kasi yun ang realidad.

At the end of the movie,

naniniwala pa rin ako dun sa

regular type of relationship,

yung

traditional kind

na

girlfriend-boyfriend,” said the box office director in an interview with

Push.com.ph

.

Direk

Cathy admitted that she had filmed several bed scenes in accordance with the premise of Unofficially Yours starring John Lloyd Cruz and Angel Locsin. “Very intimate

yung

love scenes.

Kasi ako naman kapag gumagawa ng pelikula, ang gusto ko laging ma-

achieve

dapat relatable. Ayaw na ayaw ko na may nagsasabi sa isang eksena na, ‘Hindi naman nangyayari ‘yan sa totoong buhay!’ ‘Yan ang inaayawan ko sa pelikula kaya lagi akong naka-

base

sa realidad,

whether

ikaw mismo ang naka-

experience or

sa kaibigan mo nangyari.

”

Direk

Cathy admitted that it was a challenge for John Lloyd and Angel to go through with the sexy aspect of the movie. “

Si

Lloydy

naman kasi

after

Amnesia Girl na pinaghubad ko siya, sabi niya, ‘Direk sagad na ‘to, sagad na.’

So

dito sa Unofficially Yours sabi niya, ‘Direk mas sinagad mo ako dito!’ Talagang walang natira sa kanya. Hindi ko naman ito-

totally nude

siya. Yun ang iiwan ko sa imahinasyon niyo

. Actually,

hirap na hirap kami kasi

in reality,

kapag nag-se-

sex

ka naman wala ka namang balot e, wala ka namang takip.

But this is film and you want the audience to watch

ng hindi naman sila na-o-

offend.

Lalagyan mo ng

cinematic light, but as much as possible we want to show what’s true and what’s real.”

Direk

Cathy was also grateful because Angel trusted her enough to pursue her most daring role yet. “

Si

Angel

talaga kinabahan. Namumula siya at grabe ang lamig lamig ng kamay niya. Kasi

first day of shooting love scene

agad. Paano niya na-

overcome

yung nerbyos? Kailangan nararamdaman niya na protektado siya, na hindi siya nababastos, na kailangan ko siya maghubad at mag-

plaster

kasi kailangan ko sa eksena. Hindi dahil gusto ko sabihin ‘Oy si

Angel

nakahubad o!’, hindi e.

It’s never the intention of the film or any of us.

Sa totoong

love scene

naman hindi ka naka-

bra so

bakit ko lalagyan? Pero kailangan

protected so

naka-

plaster

sa ilalim. Ang kukunan kung ano lang ang kailangan ko sa lente.

Otherwise,

ang hirap umarte ng nakapantalon at naka-

tube

tapos

love scene.”

Nevertheless,

Direk

Cathy assured the moviegoers that they’ll enjoy the film because it’s a sexy romantic comedy. “

Hindi mo kasi siya titignan

as

bastos. Parte lang talaga ng kwento

. Rom-com

talaga yung

genre

kasi matapang na yung kwento

, so

kapag sineryoso mo yung

treatment,

baka ma-

alienate

naman ang

viewers. So

nilagyan namin ng

comedy to lighten up the feel of the movie.”