NELIA: The Only Suspense Thriller Filipino Film In the 47Th Metro Manila Film Festival 2021

Screenshot from the Virtual Press Conference

Recently, we had a chance to hear from the producer, scriptwriter and everybody behind the movie NELIA. It is a fictional movie that is one of the movies selected to be part of the 47th Metro Manila Film Festival or known as the Festival of Filipino movies. As a nurse, it intrigues me of the story and how it will go, it can be a movie that I can also share to my students and identify what roles of a nurse were depicted and can be learned from it.

Also, shared during the virtual press conference by the A and Q Productions Film, Inc. that they are starting to write the Nelia 2. In this time of pandemic, they are among the companies that has given job opportunities to displaced workers. Plus, the nurses are highlighted in this movie as angels of the sickroom, turned to something else. Really, something interesting!

Nelia promises to bring intrigue, suspense, and thrills during the holidays when cinemas nationwide open for the annual Metro Manila Film Festival from December 25, 2021, to January 7, 2022.

In this movie directed by Lester Dimaranan with screenplay written by one of its producers Melanie Honey Quiño Marquez, ‘Nelia,’ is portrayed by beauty queen Winwyn Marquez in the title role. She is a nurse whose womanly instincts and gut feel are aroused because of the mysterious cases happening in the hospital where she works. To what revelations her curiosity will lead her to uncover, all of it will be unraveled in this contemporary motion picture.

“I was watching from FB Live nung announcement. Kinakabahan ako, kasi syempre mga unang movie na binanggit, napakalaking mga artista at pinaghandaan na mga pelikula rin. Nung biglang binanggit yung synopsis napa-record ako bigla kasi di ako makapaniwala. Mixed emotions talaga. Kabado, tuwa, takot, etc.

Pero sobrang grateful na napili ang ‘Nelia’ dahil, alam ko, buong cast and production, binigay lahat noong ginagawa ang film,” lead actress Winwyn Marquez shared.


‘Nelia’ features an impressive cast of Pinoy A-list actors that include Raymond Bagatsing who plays the role of Dr. Rey,  Dexter Doria, Lloyd Samartino, Dan Alvaro, Ali Forbes, Shido Roxas, and Mon Confiado. Also in the cast are Sarah Javier, April Anne Dolot, Massey Sanshoddin, Red Atienza, and introducing Juan Carlos Galano and Aldwin Alegre.

Shot in the picturesque city of Gapan in Nueva Ecija, ‘Nelia’ is the first of many quality and entertaining film offerings from A and Q Productions Film, Inc. The power tandem behind A and Q Productions Film, Inc. are Attorney Aldwin F. Alegre and Attorney Mary Melanie H. Quiño.

See you in the cinemas soon!

#MMFFNelia is showing in Gasiano Davao and NCCC Davao starting December 25, 2021 until January 7, 2022.

Watch the trailer, click link here https://t.co/6rhjuiFsHM

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