''Kusina Kings'' is a Philippine

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

written and directed by Victor Kaiba Villanueva with the film producer

Carlo Katigbak Carlo Joaquin Tadeo Lopez Katigbak (born April 24, 1970) is a Filipino executive and the current president and CEO of Philippine entertainment and giant media conglomerate, ABS-CBN Corporation. Education Katigbak attended Ateneo de Manila U ...

the current president of

ABS-CBN Corporation ABS-CBN Corporation is a Filipino media company based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation which is owned by t ...

. The film starred

Zanjoe Marudo Zanjoe Acuesta Marudo (born July 23, 1982) is a Filipino actor and model. He began his career after finishing as the 4th Big Placer of '' Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 1'' (2006). Since then he has starred in the TV series' ''Lovers in P ...

and

Empoy Marquez Julius Erman "Empoy" Ramos Marquez (born July 3, 1981), also known mononymously as Empoy, is a Filipino actor and comedian. He is best known for playing the male lead in ''Kita Kita'' (2017), the highest-grossing Filipino independent film of a ...

, and was released by

Star Cinema ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. (doing business as Star Cinema or ABS-CBN Films) is a Philippines, Filipino film studio and film and television production company and film distributor headquartered in Quezon City. It is one of the major film ...

in the Philippines on July 25, 2018.

Cast

Plot

Two best friends enter a cook off challenge to save their restaurant.

as Ronnie and chef restaurateur

as Benjie have been best friends since high school. When Benjie decided to put up his own restaurant La Luna Sa Hungry, Ronnie has never left his side especially now that Benjie has joined in the shady "Kusina King Challenge" to save the restaurant. Benjie and Ronnie have a falling out when Ronnie has wrongly given Benjie's startup money for the challenge to a scammer. Things then go out of proportion with Ronnie accidentally placing Benjie in a coma.

References

External links

* *{{Rotten Tomatoes, id=kusina_kings, title=Kusina Kings Filipino-language films Star Cinema comedy films Star Cinema films Cooking films