Way Back Home (2011)

A Filipino light drama back in 2011, Way Back Home was a movie I clearly remember watching in our New Delhi home during the Christmas season. And boy did it make me feel homesick so bad.

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SUMMARY

The film was about two sisters, Jessica Santiago and Anna Bartolome, who were separated from each other when they were still young due to an accident while their family was vacationing at a resort.

12 years after the incident, both girls met again at a swimming competition and later found out that they were sisters.

Will Anna join her real family again? Will Jessica and Anna find a way to reconnect with each other? Find out the answers by watching this film that tackles about family, forgiveness, acceptance and love.

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QUICK FACTS

Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo who played Jessica and Anna respectively rose to fame for their portrayals in the remake of Mara Clara.

AJ Perez was the original love team partner of Montes in the movie but due to his untimely death, he was later replaced by Sam Concepcion.

MY TAKE

The issues tackled in the movie were the things that made me like the film. From sibling rivalry to losing a child and even experiencing young love, they are real issues that people can definitely relate to.

Since this was the first time I saw Kathryn and Julia act side by side, I was pleased to see them do justice on their respective roles that I shed a tear or two at some of their scenes.

If you are looking for some family themed film to watch this weekend, you may want to consider watching this. Just make sure you ready some tissues with you since there are some scenes that will definitely tug your heart strings.