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Jasmine Curtis-Smith (second from left) and Carlo Aquino (center) lead the Filipino Netflix film 'The Time That Remains.' Photo by Anna Cerezo, ABS-CBN News

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'The Time That Remains': Netflix film sparks reflection on living, loving forever

Anna Cerezo

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1760857853962Netflix.jfif" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Jasmine Curtis-Smith (second from left) and Carlo Aquino (center) lead the Filipino Netflix film &#x27;The Time That Remains.&#x27; <em>Photo by Anna Cerezo, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>“The Time That Remains,” Netflix’s newest film, sinks its teeth into themes of love and time through a story steeped in folklore, reimagining the vampire genre with a Filipino twist.</p><p>For the cast, the film took them on a deeper dive on what it means to live and love—“forever.”</p><p>“Noong ginagawa ko si Matias, immortal siya, I felt so lonely. Forever is a lonely word,” Carlo Aquino, who portrays Matias, an immortal Kalinga warrior who has lived through centuries in solitude, said in an interview held in Makati City.</p><p>“Oras ang pinaka mahalagang bagay sa mundong ito. Kaya as much as possible be kind,” he added.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-3" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:551px;height:669px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1978696650383061073&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-10-19T05%3A08%3A07.148820%3Ae7e8ab31-a4b0-42bc-bb35-ffdbafd10f00%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=3942654ea2bce0a25161569a66e7c35765d4fa7c&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1978696650383061073"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/9/22/jasmine-curtis-smith-carlo-aquino-spark-intrigue-in-the-time-that-remains-1307"><strong>READ: Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Carlo Aquino spark intrigue in &#x27;The Time That Remains&#x27;<br/></strong></a></div><p>Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Bing Pimentel bring to life different versions of Lilia, the film’s leading lady, across different timelines.</p><p>“The time that remains is what you do with your life, because whatever you do in the end will reflect you. In the end, thats whats going to he remembered,” Pimentel said.</p><p>“You have to be intentional. Know what you want. Make it happen for yourself,” Curtis-Smith added.</p><p>“The Time That Remains” is directed by Adolfo Alix Jr. and written by Mixkaela Villalon. The film premiered on the platform last October 16.</p><p>Also part of the cast are Beauty Gonzalez, Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Bembol Roco, Erin Espiritu, Archi Adamos, Alan Paule, Rita Avila and Mercedes Cabral.</p>

<p>'The Time That Remains,' Netflix's newest film, sinks its teeth into themes of love and time through a story steeped in folklore, reimagining the vampire genre with a Filipino twist.</p>

'The Time That Remains,' Netflix's newest film, sinks its teeth into themes of love and time through a story steeped in folklore, reimagining the vampire genre with a Filipino twist.