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‘Akin ka na’: Mylene Dizon, Kit Thompson in steamy ‘Belle Douleur’ trailer

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/06/05/20190605-kit-mylene.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Kit Thompson and Mylene Dizon portray lovers in the Cinemalaya 2019 entry ‘Belle Douleur.’ <em>Quantum Films/iWant</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Asked left and right why she remains single, a woman in her 40s finally musters courage to become “reckless and irresponsible,” leading to an affair with a young man in the steamy trailer for “Belle Douleur.”</p><p>The Cinemalaya entry, co-produced by Quantum Films and ABS-CBN’s iWant, follows the May-December romance of characters portrayed by Mylene Dizon and Kit Thompson.</p><p>The two cross paths when Dizon’s character puts up for sale old furniture and items in her ancestral home, capturing the interest of an antique collector and seller played Thompson.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KEScFfyyBDE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>“Belle Douleur,” which translates to “beautiful pain,” follows a woman’s “journey of finding happiness as she breaks free from the confines of society that shackles women,” the trailer’s description read.</p><p>The Joji Villanueva Alonso film will premiere on August 2, alongside other entries in the 2019 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival.</p>

<p>Asked left and right why she remains single, a woman in her 40s finally musters courage to become “reckless and irresponsible,” leading to an affair with a young man in the steamy trailer for “Belle Douleur.”</p>

Asked left and right why she remains single, a woman in her 40s finally musters courage to become “reckless and irresponsible,” leading to an affair with a young man in the steamy trailer for “Belle Douleur.”