Meg Imperial & Donnalyn Bartolome in Jacqueline Comes Home (The Chiong Story) showing on July 18!
Sunday, July 15, 2018
VIVA Films has been known in producing quality films for years now and this month, VIVA Films will release the highly-anticipated ‘Caparas massacre’ movie “Jacqueline Comes Home (The Chiong Story),” a gripping crime drama based on the controversial real-life rape and murder case of the Chiong sisters which happened 21 years ago in Cebu.
VIVA has done several true to life movies such as PARAÑAQUE BANK ROBBERY, THE MAGGIE DELA RIVA STORY, LIPA ARANDIA MASSACRE, THE LILIAN VELEZ STORY, THE JESSICA ALFARO STORY, THE FLOR CONTEMPLACION STORY, and ANTIPOLO MASSACRE II.
The movie stars in “Jacqueline Comes Home (The Chiong Story),” are Donnalyn Bartolome as Marijoy and Meg Imperial as Jacqueline. It marks the directorial debut of Ysabelle Peach Caparas (Direk Peach), with story and screenplay by her father, Carlo J. Caparas, who is also the movie’s assistant director.
Check out Photos during the Grand Press Conference of Jacqueline Comes Home (The Chiong Story)
Present during the Grand Press Conference were the stars of the film - Donnalyn Bartolome and Meg Imperial with Ysabelle Peach Caparas (Direk Peach).
Donnalyn Bartolome as Marijoy Chiong
Meg Imperial as Jacqueline Chiong
Jacqueline and Marijoy are typical young women fortunate to belong to a loving family. They enjoy the freedom to go out unchaperoned, and in the case of Marijoy, to be in a relationship. Jacqueline, though she is older, does not mind being single, and actually prefers being in the company of their beloved parents, Dionisio and Thelma played by award winning actors Joel Torre and Alma Moreno.
Meg Imperial and Donnalyn Bartolome talks about their roles in Jacqueline Comes Home (The Chiong Story) how each of them prepared for their roles and according to Donnalyn, she didn't set any limitations when she was asked to do the film since she wanted the scenes to very realistic and she felt the pain of the family who had the traumatic experience.
Donnalyn and Meg shares why people should watch the film and why it was created because it was a controversial topic in the 90's which will open old wounds as they say, how prepared are they to tackle this?
But the ordinariness of their situation ends on July 16, 1997. On that rainy evening, the sisters are snatched from a waiting shed, dragged into a vehicle, and transported to a godforsaken place where they eventually suffer inhumane acts in the hands of six evil men.
The next day, their parents are the ones to experience indescribable agony at the sight of Marijoy’s lifeless body while Jacqueline is nowhere to be found.
Ryan Eigenmann takes the role of one of the perpetrators. Before doing the rape scene, the actor showed his respect to the two lead stars by asking what actions would be unacceptable for them. Meg and Donnalyn, on the other hand, showed professionalism by not putting any limitations and giving Direk Peach and Ryan their full trust that everything will be done according to what the scene requires.
Meg Imperial shared that they know about Paco Larrañaga and how he is connected in the Chiong sisters rape-murder case back then but in the film, they didn't divulge any name about the suspects nor do they insinuate that these are the people behind the heinous crime, they just wanted the viewers to know the ordeal of what the family went through at a very traumatic point in their lives and they want to focus on that.
Direk Peach has shared in an interview that she created this film in a way that it is open for interpretation. She also said that her mother, the late Donna Villa, had always wanted to produce this film.
Marijoy and Jacqueline Chiong in real life
Meg Imperial and Donnalyn Bartolome as Marijoy and Jacqueline
When such tragedy strikes a family, what happens to those left behind?
“Jacqueline Comes Home (The Chiong Story),” a movie that comes from the heart of all involved will pierce the hearts of many. Catch it on July 18 in cinemas nationwide.
Watch the trailer below:
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