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Hold Me Close

Ganiel Krishnan

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<p>MANILA -- Film director Jason Paul Laxamana recently posted a sneak peek of his upcoming movie, &quot;Hold Me Close,&quot; which stars actress Julia Barretto and actor Carlo Aquino.</p><p>On Instagram, Laxamana shared some pictures from the movie&#x27;s look test as well as behind-the-scenes photos of Barretto and Aquino.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C4rvU56B2CK/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A186626.20000004768%2C%22ls%22%3A151542.5%2C%22le%22%3A151547.59999990463%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>In one post, Laxamana unveiled the names of Barretto and Aquino&#x27;s characters -- Lynlyn and Woody.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C4xDFpmB9ea/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A205022.70000004768%2C%22ls%22%3A151542.5%2C%22le%22%3A151547.59999990463%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="810" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Shot in Japan, &quot;Hold Me Close&quot; is the second collaboration between Barretto and Aquino after &quot;Expensive Candy&quot; in 2022.</p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/3/20/carlo-aquino-julia-barretto-reunite-for-new-film-1426"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/3/20/carlo-aquino-julia-barretto-reunite-for-new-film-1426">READ: Carlo Aquino, Julia Barretto reunite for new film</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/3/28/carlo-aquino-julia-barretto-start-filming-movie-in-japan-934"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/3/28/carlo-aquino-julia-barretto-start-filming-movie-in-japan-934">READ: Carlo Aquino, Julia Barretto start filming movie in Japan</a></span></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h8Ltjlz7iFk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jmmV6zRJLkA?&amp;t=13s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Film director Jason Paul Laxamana recently posted a sneak peek of his upcoming movie, "Hold Me Close," which stars actress Julia Barretto and actor Carlo Aquino.</p>

Film director Jason Paul Laxamana recently posted a sneak peek of his upcoming movie, "Hold Me Close," which stars actress Julia Barretto and actor Carlo Aquino.

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Director gives glimpse of 'Hold Me Close' look test

Ganiel Krishnan,

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Published March 31, 2024 09:37 PM PHT

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Updated March 31, 2024 11:45 PM PHT

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