A petty thief accidentally becomes someone's long-lost son via text scam. What could go wrong?
A religious man who does petty crimes, PONCHING, gets into a new venture, text scamming, thinking it will not really hurt anyone. One day, his seemingly "innocent" text scam accidentally cons a recipient into thinking he is the bastard child of their late relative.
Acting
Janus Del Prado's sheepish charm sells an unlikable premise
Writing
Text scam as meet-cute is genuinely inventive storytelling
Director
Dos Ocampo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film satirizes 'budol-budol' scams common in the Philippines, reframing them as accidental community-building. Filipino audiences recognize the specific humor of religious hypocrisy.
Janus Del Prado was primarily known for supporting roles before this rare lead performance. The directors are a real-life couple who met in film school.
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