Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo

StarringCinematographyJun AvesEdited byVito CajiliMusic byJesse Lucas109 minutesCountryPhilippinesLanguageFilipinoBox office₱150 million
(as of January 12, 2008)

Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo (Choked, Maybe, Help Me) is a 2007 Filipino romantic comedy film written and directed by Jose Javier Reyes. It is sequel to the 2006 film Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo with Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo reprising their roles.

The film was released through Star Cinema on December 25, 2007, as part of the 33rd Metro Manila Film Festival.

Synopsis

Four years after the events of the first film, Angie and Jed struggle with raising their son Rafa while dealing with their working lives and their parents' differing approaches to parenthood. Exhausted, the couple take an overdue honeymoon to Barcelona, but end up witnessing the disintegration of a common friend's romantic relationship and dealing with household problems from abroad.

Cast and characters

Main cast

• Judy Ann Santos as Angelita "Angie" Mariano-Valeriano.
• Ryan Agoncillo as Jerome "Jed" Valeriano

Supporting cast

• Gina Pareño as Belita
• Gloria Diaz as Charito
• Ariel Ureta as Carlos
• Soliman Cruz as Rommell
• Derek Ramsay as Ronnie
• Juliana Palermo as Mariel
• AJ Perez as Otap
• Timothy Chan as Rafa
• Dominic Ochoa as Kenneth
• Lui Villaruz as Erwin
• Kat Alano as Sandra
• Tuesday Vargas as Catalina
• Cheena Crab as Cora
• Juliana Palermo as Mariel
• Byron Ortile as Kevin
• Ricky Davao as Alex
• Ketchup Eusebio as Dodi
• Steven Fermo as Bokbok
• Miles Ocampo as Jane
• Dagul as Bobot
• Jorge Harris Concordia as Bebot

Reception

Box office

The movie debuted number 2 at the box office grossing ₱17 million, on its opening day.^{[citation needed]} On its 4th day of release, Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo jump to #1, overtaking Enteng Kabisote 4 at the box office, bringing the total of PHP68.3 Million.^{[citation needed]} As of January 12, the film had grossed ₱122.9 million.^[1] As per announcement made by ABS-CBN's Saturday edition talk show (Entertainment Live) last January 26, 2008, the movie grossed for a total of over 150 million making it the highest-grossing movie of 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Accolades

Year	Award-Giving Body	Category	Recipient	Result
2007	Metro Manila Film Festival	Second-Best Film	Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo	Won
		Second-Best Float		Won
2008	6th Gawad Tanglaw	Best Film	Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo	Won
		Best Director	Jose Javier Reyes	Won

Reception

Philippine Senator Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. criticized the film, particularly the scene which smacks of an ethnic slur to non-Tagalog speaking Filipinos when the character of portrayed by Gloria Diaz exclaimed to her grandchild's nannies: "Bakit pinapalaki ninyong Bisaya ang apo ko?" (Why are you rearing my grandchild as a Visayan?) The senator, who hailed from Mindanao, demanded an apology from producer Star Cinema, claiming that it makes non-Tagalog speaking Filipinos "as if they are less Filipino than the Tagalog people".^[2] Iligan City-based Call for Justice, Inc., referred to this dialog as "a typical Imperial Manila mentality".^[3]

References

External links

• Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo at IMDb