Swap (film)

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| name = Swap

| image =

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| director = Remton Siega Zuasola

| producer = Bianca Balbuena

| writer = Remton Siega Zuasola

| starring = {{ubl|Dionne Monsanto|Matt Daclan|Mon Confiado|RK Bagatsing|Jess Mendoza|Ligaya Rabago}}

| music = Bryan Dumaguina

| cinematography = Ruel Dahis Antipuesto

| editing = Keith Deligero

| studio = {{ubl|Center Stage Productions|Above the Line Productions|8thumbs|Epicmedia}}

| distributor = Solar Pictures

| released = {{Film date|2015|3|18}}

| runtime = 96 minutes

| country = Philippines

| language = {{ubl|Filipino|Cebuano}}

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Swap is a 2015 Philippine crime drama film written and directed by Remton Siega Zuasola. The film stars Dionne Monsanto, Matt Daclan, Mon Confiado, RK Bagatsing, Jess Mendoza and Ligaya Rabago. It was one of the entries in the 2015 Sinag Maynila Film Festival.{{cite news|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/165533/know-the-sinag-maynila-films-showing-this-week|last=Mendoza|first=Arvin|title=Know the Sinag Maynila Films showing this week|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=March 16, 2015|access-date=March 28, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://push.abs-cbn.com/2015/3/21/fresh-scoops/exclusive-dionne-monsanto-does-cebuanos-proud-in-t-23284|last=Santos|first=Rhea|title=EXCLUSIVE: Dionne Monsanto does Cebuanos proud in the first Sinag Maynila Film Festival|website=Push|date=March 21, 2015|access-date=March 28, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/opinion/2015/09/24/1503784/swap-cebu-world|last=Rabago|first=Ligaya|title=Swap: From Cebu to the world|website=The Philippine Star|date=September 24, 2015|access-date=March 28, 2023}}

The film is streaming online on YouTube.

Cast

Dionne Monsanto as Insiang
Matt Daclan as Tonyo
Mon Confiado as Agent Sanchez
RK Bagatsing as Agent Ramirez
Jess Mendoza as Agent Diaz
Paul Kiener as Forensic Expert
Clanch Belleza as Agent
Ruther Villalba as Agent
Ligaya Rabago as Tiling
Pancrasio Mondigo Jr. as Mr. Sy
Publio Briones III as Mastermind
Chai Fonacier as Malou
Genica Mijares as Sarah

Reception

Ren Aguila of GMA News gave Swap a positive review, stating that the film "knows when to relieve tension". He praised Zuasola for mastering the one-take technique and the "perfect balance of the visual, the symbolic, and the expository" seen in the performances of the main characters.{{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/456621/movie-review-take-one-remton-zuasola-s-swap/story/|last=Aguila|first=Ren|title=Movie review: Take one: Remton Zuasola's 'Swap'|website=GMA News|date=March 21, 2015|access-date=March 28, 2023}}

Jay Cruz of SineGang gave Swap 3.5 out of 5 stars, dismissing the film as mediocre. He praised the performances of the characters and the film's production design, but panned the story for being squeezed "between this obligation to display such details" and the need to express the main narrative at hand".{{cite web|url=https://www.sinegang.ph/filmreviews/swap-2015-jc|last=Cruz|first=Jay|title='SWAP' (2015) REVIEW: A Mediocre, Single-Take Martial Law Experiment|website=SineGang|date=February 18, 2022|access-date=March 28, 2023}}

After being part of the 2015 Sinag Maynila Film Festival, it was later on featured in the 63rd San Sebastián International Film Festival (Spain), 2nd Silk Road International Film Festival (China), 16th Tokyo Filmex (Japan) and 10th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (Indonesia).