Bride for Rent (2014)
115 min - Comedy | Romance
On the eve of his 25th birthday, the day he’s set to receive money from his trust fund, Rocco (Xian Lim) parties, gets drunk and loses all his money on a poker match. His dilemma: He has to produce the amount, otherwise he will lose the client he needs to defeat his father’s TV commercial production company.
Meanwhile, Rocky (Kim Chiu) also needs money to pay the rent, otherwise her family will be homeless.
There’s only one way for Rocco to be able to get money from his trust fund: Fulfill the conditions set by his grandmother and that is to get married.
Rocky agrees to act as Rocco’s pseudo wife in exchange for a “talent fee.” They seal the deal.
As they live like a married couple, Rocco and Rocky face one problem after another, forcing them with no alternative but to reconcile their differences and work with each other. Complication arises when they start to feel for each other, with their bond getting closer.
Question: Will they be able to make their agreement work or will they be victims of their own scheme and turn their whole pretence into something real?
Director: Mae Czarina Cruz
Stars: Kim Chiu, Xian Lim
