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<p>Anne Curtis couldn&#x27;t hold her tears Monday during a New York Q&amp;A for her action flick &quot;BuyBust,&quot; which she finally watched for the first time on its world premiere.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BlUYaD8AbX_/" data-instgrm-version="9" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:62.4537037037037% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BlUYaD8AbX_/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Anne Curtis (@annecurtissmith)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-07-17T03:55:55+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jul 16, 2018 at 8:55pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The Erik Matti-directed film made its international debut at the New York Asian Film Festival, to raves dubbing it a &quot;must-see&quot; and a &quot;spectacle.&quot; It was also the closing film of the annual event.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/17/18/superbly-directed-and-a-must-see-buybust-wins-over-critics-after-new-york-premiere">&#x27;Superbly directed&#x27; and a &#x27;must-see&#x27;: &#x27;BuyBust&#x27; wins over critics after New York premiere</a></li></ul><p>Shortly after the screening, Curtis and her co-star Brandon Vera, together with Matti, entertained questions about &quot;BuyBust.&quot;</p><p>Curtis was visibly emotional as she sat on stage, as seen in a video of the Q&amp;A uploaded on YouTube by Momar Visaya. At one point, she was handed tissue to wipe her tears, after initially just using her hands.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y2WJ_N3Ymns?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>&quot;I cried,&quot; she answered, briefly, when asked for her reaction to seeing the complete film for the first time.</p><p>Later, when she was able to compose herself, Curtis elaborated on Matti&#x27;s anecdote about a scene that took several takes to finally get right.</p><p>&quot;I guess that&#x27;s why I&#x27;m so emotional,&quot; she began. &quot;When you finally see all the hard work come to life and pieced together with the music, and everything, it&#x27;s just so overwhelming. It&#x27;s awesome.&quot;</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BlVI8uQAGpq/" data-instgrm-version="9" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BlVI8uQAGpq/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by BuyBust Movie (@buybustmovie)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-07-17T11:00:04+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jul 17, 2018 at 4:00am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>She recalled a time, on the first day of filming, when she <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/11/18/nasuka-ako-sa-hirap-anne-recounts-toughest-buybust-scene-to-shoot">vomited</a> because of the demands of the fight choreography, and the repeated takes to get everything aligned.</p><p>Curtis explained: &quot;It was a struggle, with all the elements — the water, the rain, the roof being slippery, missed punches, squibs not going off. It was tough.</p><p>&quot;But I think what really helped everyone on set, everyone was determined to perfect that one shot. No matter what it took, no matter how long it took, we were all committed.&quot;</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BlMtekmgMnC/" data-instgrm-version="9" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:54.53703703703704% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BlMtekmgMnC/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Anne Curtis (@annecurtissmith)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-07-14T04:26:06+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jul 13, 2018 at 9:26pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>With the initial reviews for &quot;BuyBust&quot; coming out, it appears the dedication and collective effort of Curtis, her co-stars, as well as the crew behind the film, have paid off. Variety has dubbed the movie a &quot;must-see,&quot; while Screen Daily praised it for being &quot;brilliantly executed.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/16/18/buybust-gets-rave-review-after-new-york-premiere">&#x27;BuyBust&#x27; gets rave review after New York premiere</a></li></ul><p>In the same post-screening Q&amp;A on Monday, Matti and Curtis were asked on the possibility of making a sequel to &quot;BuyBust.&quot;</p><p>Curtis agreed with Matti&#x27;s answer: &quot;People better go to the theater and pay tickets!&quot;</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;re hoping to get a sequel,&quot; the filmmaker added. &quot;We already have a story in our head. Just pay up, and we&#x27;ll give you another one.&quot;</p>

<p>Anne Curtis couldn't hold her tears Monday during a New York Q&A for her action flick "BuyBust," which she finally watched for the first time on its world premiere.</p>

Anne Curtis couldn't hold her tears Monday during a New York Q&A for her action flick "BuyBust," which she finally watched for the first time on its world premiere.