Kirot

Angelica is a conservative woman who has been planning a quiet life with her high school sweetheart when a sudden medical crisis changes everything. After receiving a lifesaving heart transplant, she goes through a slow, disorienting recovery. As she heals, unexpected attractions and new impulses start to surface, pulling her away from the future she and her fiancé pictured. The film follows her as she grapples with shifting desires, the strain on her relationships, and questions about where identity and bodily change meet. It keeps the focus on personal choices and consequences, while avoiding spoilers about how those choices play out.

Released in 2025, Kirot was directed by Bobby Bonifacio and created by Dek Margaja and Juvy Galamiton. The cast is led by Jenn Rosa as Angelica, with Ashley Lopez, JC Tan, Dio De Jesus, and Rinoa Halili in key roles, and it premiered on the festival circuit before wider release.

The film had a limited theatrical run rather than a wide commercial push, so there aren’t major box office totals commonly cited, and its commercial footprint remained modest compared with mainstream releases.

Kirot sparked conversation for approaching topics that often sit uneasily in mainstream Filipino drama, like bodily autonomy, desire after trauma, and organ donation stigma. Certain scenes and the performances, especially Rosa’s, generated discussion on social media and among critics about how identity can feel altered after radical medical events.

Critical response has been mixed, reflected in a modest audience score, with reviewers praising the actors while noting uneven pacing and tonal shifts. The film focuses on intimate moral questions and the complexities of love, fidelity, and selfhood, which makes it feel more like a character study than a conventional melodrama.