{"id":189970,"date":"2018-11-16T22:23:28","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T03:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=189970"},"modified":"2025-01-13T06:44:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T11:44:52","slug":"finding-the-freedom-to-love-via-film-glorious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/11\/16\/finding-the-freedom-to-love-via-film-glorious\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding the freedom to love via film \u201cGlorious&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-189970 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/11\/16\/finding-the-freedom-to-love-via-film-glorious\/image008-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image008.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-189972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image008.jpg 720w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image008-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-189972'>\n\t\t\t\tAngel Aquino and Tony Labrusca will give life to Glory and Niko, two people who will be involved in a May-December love affair in the Dreamscape Digital original film \u201cGlorious\u201d, streaming inside the Philippines via iWant and most countries outside the Philippines via TFC Online (www.TFC.tv) (Supplied)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/11\/16\/finding-the-freedom-to-love-via-film-glorious\/image009-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image009-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-189975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image009-2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image009-2-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-189975'>\n\t\t\t\tGlory (Angel Aquino) and Niko (Tony Labrusca) will find love and comfort from each other, but their relationship will be challenged by their differences\n\nand the judgments and objections from their families and people around them (Supplied)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES, November 15, 2018&#8211; Angel Aquino<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Tony Labrusca<\/strong>\u00a0take on the most daring roles in their careers as they play lovers in a May-December love affair in \u201c<strong>Glorious<\/strong>\u201d, an original movie produced by Dreamscape Digital for streaming exclusively inside the Philippines via iWant, ABS-CBN\u2019s new content-on-demand digital app, and in most countries outside the Philippines via TFC Online (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tfc.tv\/\">www.TFC.tv<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The movie, which will be available starting November 17, has caught the imagination and piqued the interest of millions of netizens. Memes abound on social media, as its full trailer has earned more than 16.9 million views.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">More than the viral trailer\u2019s steamy scenes that enticed and thrilled netizens, it has also spurred conversations online about age gap in relationships and the stigma attached to them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Written and directed by\u00a0<strong>Concepcion Macatuno<\/strong>, \u201c<strong>Glorious<\/strong>\u201d tells the story of\u00a0<em>Glory<\/em>\u00a0(Aquino), a 52-year-old brain tumor survivor who falls in love with\u00a0<em>Niko<\/em>\u00a0(Labrusca), a guy 30 years her junior.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Faced with different challenges in life,\u00a0<em>Glory<\/em>\u00a0meets the enthusiastic and adventurous 22-year-old\u00a0<em>Niko<\/em>, and the two have an instant connection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">While physical attraction will initially draw them together, it will turn into a kind of love that will help them overcome the encompassing challenges in their relationship, including their opposing perspectives, age gap, and disapproval and judgment from their loved ones and community.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy xifaxan online <a href=\"https:\/\/accelhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/png\/xifaxan.html\">https:\/\/accelhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/png\/xifaxan.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Will\u00a0<em>Glory<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Niko<\/em>\u00a0be courageous enough to fight for their relationship? How will\u00a0<em>Glory<\/em>\u00a0learn to stand by her convictions and pursue her own happiness?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">More than the intriguing daring scenes seen in the trailer, Aquino and Labrusca both agree that their film speaks about everyone\u2019s freedom to love whoever they choose to love.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSana palayain natin \u2018yong mga sarili natin na, \u2018I am in love with this person, I love him very much\u2019 and if he genuinely loves you, he will not feel ashamed holding your hand in public, kissing you every now and then in public kasi pagmamahal naman talaga ang mahalaga (<em>Let us give ourselves the freedom to love whoever we want to love, and if he genuinely loves you, he will not feel ashamed holding your hand in public, kissing you every now and then in public because what is important here is love<\/em>),\u201d explained Aquino.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the other hand, Labrusca commented: \u201cI guess some people would say it is about breaking boundaries, but I think it is so much more about age. It is to show people that you can fall in love with whoever you want to fall in love with. Everybody deserves love, and anybody can find love at whatever age.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meantime, the film\u2019s subject has triggered netizens to share their thoughts on social media, and even\u00a0<em>Broadway Diva<\/em>\u00a0Lea Salonga said that she hopes the movie becomes successful not just for its love scenes, but also its potential to \u201cbegin a conversation about seeing older women and younger men on screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cGiven how utterly beautiful both Angel Aquino and Tony Labrusca are, I am all for it, and wish for their movie Glorious to be a massive hit,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Volleyball star and TV host Gretchen Ho also praised the film, tweeting, \u201cGreat move by #IWant and #DreamscapeDigital for making #Glorious their first exclusive film! Digital doesn\u2019t have boundaries the way TV has.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy bimatoprost online <a href=\"https:\/\/accelhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/png\/bimatoprost.html\">https:\/\/accelhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/png\/bimatoprost.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p>\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<strong>Glorious<\/strong>\u201d is Dreamscape Digital\u2019s first offering, made exclusively for the new iWant, which can be accessed via iOS or Android app inside the Philippines starting November 17. It can also be seen in most countries outside the Philippines via TFC Online (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tfc.tv\/\">www.TFC.tv<\/a>) starting November 17 at 4:00 p.m. (Manila time), free for TFC Online Premium subscribers in most countries worldwide.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy cytotec online <a href=\"https:\/\/accelhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/png\/cytotec.html\">https:\/\/accelhealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/png\/cytotec.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">For updates about TFC shows, visit TFC\u2019s Facebook page applicable for your area and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/iWant\">facebook.com\/iWant<\/a>. Connect with fellow global Kapamilyas and follow @iwant on Twitter, and @iwantofficial and @dreamscapedigital on Instagram, and @KapamilyaTFC and KapamilyaGlobalPR on Twitter and Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES, November 15, 2018&#8211; Angel Aquino\u00a0and\u00a0Tony Labrusca\u00a0take on the most daring roles in their careers as they play &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":189971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,54365,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-189970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","category-instagram","category-entertainment-ph","mauthors-princesita-p-babon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189970"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":283326,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189970\/revisions\/283326"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}