''Patient X'' is a 2009 Filipino

horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...

directed by Filipino director

Yam Laranas William Laranas (born 12 December 1978 in Davao City) is a Filipino director and cinematographer. Biography Early life Laranas studied filmmaking at the Mowelfund Film Institute Mowelfund, or the Movie Workers Welfare Foundation, is an organi ...

, and stars Richard Gutierrez and Cristine Reyes. It is co-produced by GMA Pictures, Viva Films, and RGUTZ Productions. This is the first movie of Richard Gutierrez under Viva Films Productions.

Synopsis

After twenty years, local police capture the murderer of the older brother of a young boy. Now a doctor, he must go back to his old town and face the murderers himself. He then discovers that the murderers are

Aswangs Aswang is an umbrella term for various shape-shifting evil creatures in Filipino folklore, such as vampires, ghouls, witches, viscera suckers, and werebeasts (usually dogs, cats, pigs). The aswang is the subject of a wide variety of myths, s ...

(folkloric Filipino vampire-like creatures) and they pose a deadly threat not only to him but also for the entire town.

Cast

Main cast

* Richard Gutierrez as Dr. Lukas Esguerra * Cristine Reyes as Guada

Supporting cast

* TJ Trinidad as Alfred * Miriam Quiambao as Nurse Betty * Nanding Josef as Dr. Jack * Elvis Guiterrez as Marcus * Dion Ignacio as Samuel * Barbie Forteza as Sonia * Paulo Avelino as Robert * Crispin Pineda as Mateo * Junyka Santarin as Mia * Jake Vargas as James * Che Ramos as Melinda

Release

Eleven Arts has bought the rights for the international sales duties for ''Patient X'' from both GMA Films and Viva Films. The film was released in the Philippines on 28 October 2009.

Reception

Derek Elley of Film Business Asia gave the film a rating of three out of 10 stating that "The film desperately needed a professional action director, and a proper horror score, to give it some pace." The final gross of the movie is according to Box Office Mojo.

References

External links

* GMA Pictures films Viva Films films 2009 films 2009 horror films Filipino-language films Films set in the 2010s Philippine horror films 2000s Tagalog-language films Vampires in film 2000s English-language films Films directed by Yam Laranas {{Philippines-film-stub