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Sa 'yo Lamang
Sa 'yo Lamang
	Theatrical movie poster
Directed by	Laurice Guillen
Screenplay by	Ricardo Lee; Ralph Jacinto Quiblat; Anna Karenina L. Ramos;
Story by	Ricardo Lee; Ralph Jacinto Quiblat; Anna Karenina L. Ramos; Mia Louise Ramos; John Paul E. Abellera;
Produced by	Charo Santos-Concio; Malou Santos;
Starring	Lorna Tolentino; Christopher de Leon; Bea Alonzo; Diether Ocampo; Coco Martin; Enchong Dee; Shaina Magdayao; Zanjoe Marudo; Lauren Young; Empress Schuck; Miles Ocampo;
Cinematography	Lee Briones Meily
Edited by	Efren Jarlego
Music by	Von De Guzman
Production; companies	Star Cinema ; CCM Creatives
Distributed by	Star Cinema
Release date	September 1, 2010 (Philippines);
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino
Box office	₱50.2 million

Sa 'yo Lamang (Only Yours) is a 2010 Filipino religious-family drama film directed by Laurice Guillen from a story and screenplay written by Ricky Lee, Ralph Jacinto Quilbat, and Anna Karenina L. Ramos, with Mia Louise Ramos and John Paul E. Abellera as the co-writers of the former.

Produced and distributed by Star Cinema as the offering for its 17th anniversary,^[2]^[3] the film was theatrically released in the Philippines on September 1, 2010.

Synopsis

From the director who gave us Tanging Yaman, Laurice Guillen, is back with another heart-warming family drama which teaches us about love, faith and life. Sa ‘yo Lamang stars Christopher de Leon, Lorna Tolentino, Bea Alonzo, Coco Martin, Enchong Dee, Miles Ocampo, Shaina Magdayao and Empress Schuck.

Plot

Dianne seems to have a happy family. She and her mom just bought a house for them, her younger siblings are doing great at school, and her boyfriend of two years is already preparing for their future together. But everything in her life shatters when her dad, Franco, returns after ten years of being with his mistress. More than the irritating presence of Franco, what hurts Dianne the most is how her mom wholeheartedly accepts Franco back to live with them again, and how her siblings allow him to be their father again, as if he never left. Confused and hurt, Dianne does everything to throw Franco out of their lives. But as she succeeds with her plans, she is shocked to learn that their family's problem is more than the return of the man who has hurt her in the past. And thus begins the journey of Dianne and her family as they discover their family's secrets.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Christopher de Leon as Franco Alvero - Franco is the father of Dianne, Coby, James and Lisa and also Amanda's husband.
Lorna Tolentino as Amanda Alvero - Amanda is the mother of Dianne, Coby, James and Lisa and also Franco's wife.

Supporting cast

Bea Alonzo as Dianne
Coco Martin as Coby
Enchong Dee as James
Miles Ocampo as Lisa
Shaina Magdayao as Karen
Zanjoe Marudo as John
Diether Ocampo as Paul
Lauren Young as Lorraine
Empress Schuck as Agnes

Special Participation

Dominic Ochoa as Father Eric
Igi Boy Flores as Kennedy
John Manalo as young Coby

Reception

Reviews

This film is graded A by the Cinema Evaluation Board of the Philippines and rated PG-13 by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board.^[4] The film lead the nominations in 27th PMPC Star Awards for Movies, having thirteen nominations, but the film failed to win any of the awards.^[5] The Film Academy of the Philippines awarded Lorna Tolentino the Best Actress of the year award during the 29th Luna Awards.^[6]

Soundtrack

The official theme song titled Sa 'Yo Lamang, is sung by Juris together with the Ars Cantica Ensemble. The official music video was directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina.

International screenings

The film had international screenings on September 17, 2010, in select cities in the United States such as Las Vegas, NV, San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, CA, San Diego, CA, Seattle, WA, Honolulu, HI, Bergenfield, NJ, Milpitas, CA, Chicago, IL. It will also have screenings in Ontario, Alberta and Vancouver in Canada, and Guam.

Box office

The film grossed ₱20 million on its first week falling at number two behind Despicable Me. Within the film's 4th week, it had grossed a total of ₱48 million.^[1]