The Trial is a 2014 Philippine family-drama film directed by Chito S. Roño and starring John Lloyd Cruz, Richard Gomez, Gretchen Barretto, Enrique Gil and Jessy Mendiola. It was produced and released by Star Cinema for its 20th anniversary.[2]

The Trial
Official movie poster
Directed byChito S. Roño
Written by
  • Enrico C. Santos
  • Kriz G. Gazmen
Based onAn Original Screenplay by Ricardo Lee
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyManuel Teehankee
Edited byCarlo Francisco Manatad
Music byCesar Francis Concio
Production
company
Distributed byStar Cinema
Release date
  • October 15, 2014 (2014-10-15)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Box office₱55,961,544.00[1]

Premise edit

Ronald (John Lloyd Cruz), a mentally challenged man, was put on trial after allegedly raping his teacher Bessy (Jessy Mendiola).[3][4] As Amanda (Gretchen Barretto), Julian (Richard Gomez), and Ronald try to mount a convincing defense, they discover soon that they're all connected in more ways than just the case.

Cast edit

John Lloyd Cruz portrays Ronald Jimenez Jr.
Richard Gomez portrays Julian Bien
Jessy Mendiola portrays Bessy Buenaventura

References edit

  1. ^ "The Trial". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  2. ^ "John Lloyd Cruz, Jessy Mendiola lead powerhouse cast of The Trial". Multimedia. PEP. October 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "What is Enrique Gil's role in 'The Trial?'". News. Star Cinema. October 5, 2014.
  4. ^ Take One Presents: The Trial Youtube. October 7, 2014

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