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On-the-set LOOK: Deleter, all set to deliver chills and thrills this Christmas

12.18.22
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In Deleter, Nadine Lustre plays Lyra, a content moderator (a.k.a. deleter), whose job is to sift through countless gruesome images and videos, and make sure they don’t get released on social media platforms. Doing this for quite some time already, Lyra appears to be “desensitized," as Nadine herself describes her character. But, after watching the suicide video of a colleague, a past trauma resurfaces. Lyra is not immune to fear after all.

Three big reasons to watch Deleter in cinemas this December: One, it’s the only horror entry to the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival. Barkadas and families are greatly encouraged to experience the chills and thrills in the cinema.

Second, it stars the multi-awarded best actress and multimedia princess Nadine Lustre.

And lastly, it’s the first movie collaboration between Viva (now on its 41st glorious year) and Mikhail Red, the internationally acclaimed director of Birdshot, Best Picture in the Asian Future category of the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival; and Dead Kids, the first Filipino Netflix original film.

In Deleter, Nadine Lustre plays Lyra, a content moderator (a.k.a. deleter), whose job is to sift through countless gruesome images and videos, and make sure they don’t get released on social media platforms. Doing this for quite some time already, Lyra appears to be “desensitized," as Nadine herself describes her character.

But, after watching the suicide video of a colleague, a past trauma resurfaces.

Lyra is not immune to fear after all. And with this new trigger, how can she escape the terror around and within herself?

Nadine has always been vocal about veering away from rom-coms and exploring other genres, such as thriller, which she already accomplished in the film Greed; and horror. “Gusto ko 'yung kakabahan ako kapag nagsu-shoot ako,” she candidly said in an interview.

The chase scene in Deleter is one of the things that Nadine really looked forward to before they started shooting, and now that it’s done, the audience should see how it turned out, especially under the masterful direction of Mikhail Red.

Louise Delos Reyes—who plays Aileen, Lyra’s co-worker who took her own life—guarantees that every scene is integral to the whole story, and she’s happy about the script. “Walang eksena na hindi matsa-challenge ang artista, kahit walang lines, 'yung mata-mata acting…”

For McCoy De Leon, it’s the visuals that really keep horror fans glue to the screen, and Deleter is sure to give them that.

The trailer suggests that McCoy’s character holds an important piece that could answer why Aileen killed herself. He and Jeffrey Hidalgo play the other two major roles as Lyra’s colleague and boss respectively.

Witness how Aileen’s death will haunt them all—and you as well.

Now, you’ve got more than three reasons to watch Deleter. It deserves to be the first film to watch at the Metro Manila Film Festival on December 25, 2022.