''T2'' (also known as ''Tenement 2'') is a 2009 Filipino

supernatural horror film Supernatural horror film is a film genre that combines aspects of supernatural film and horror film. Supernatural occurrences in such films often include ghosts and demons, and many supernatural horror films have elements of religion. Common them ...

directed by

Chito S. Roño Chito Sarmiento Roño (; born April 26, 1954), also known as Sixto Kayko and Chito S. Roño, is a Filipino writer, producer, and director. He is known for his expansive vision and special-effects-heavy films. He came to prominence in the Cinem ...

and starring

Maricel Soriano Maria Cecilia "Maricel" Dador Soriano (born February 25, 1965) is a Filipino actress and television personality. Known for her intense acting style and versatility, she is known for playing dramatic and comedic leading roles in films and telev ...

. "T2" refers to Tenement 2, one of the buildings in Barangay

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Taguig Taguig (), officially the City of Taguig (), is the List of cities in the Philippines, fifth-most populous city in the Philippines situated on the eastern shores of Metro Manila, the national capital region. It is a center for culture, finance ...

where some of the scenes were shot. In the film,

plays a travel agent and ''Save an Orphan Foundation'' volunteer who brings an orphan home only to discover that the girl comes from a family of

Engkanto Engkanto (from Spanish '' encanto'', ) are mythical environmental spirits that are said to have the ability to appear in human form. They are often associated with the spirits of ancestors and spirits of the dead called ''anito'' in the Philipp ...

s. Produced and distributed by

Star Cinema ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc., trade name, doing business as Star Cinema and also known as ABS-CBN Films (since 2018), is a Philippines, Philippine film studio, film, television production company, production and distribution (marketing), di ...

, the film was released on April 11, 2009.

Plot

Airline agent Claire and Elias pick up Angeli, who is scheduled to be adopted. Upon arriving at Tenement 2, where Angeli's new parents are staying, they only find Tess, Melissa and Domeng. Angeli pleads with Claire to not leave her no matter what happens, and writes a letter to her which is not to be read until a specified time. As Elias searches for the sleeping Angeli and Claire, he is attacked and killed by entities. Claire wakes up to find Angeli missing and searches for her only to find Elias' corpse. She then finds Angeli being possessed only to be awaken back to her consciousness through Claire's presence. Angeli pleads again Claire not to leave her and decides to escape the building but are overwhelmed and separated by a huge swarm of rats summoned by the entities. Claire is saved by a mysterious lady using her magic lamp. The lady then tells her to run quickly and be ready before midnight (which is three in the morning for the entities, which was revealed are Fairies). Angeli is taken by the fairies while the lady explains to Claire the truth about Angeli and the fairies. She reveals that she too had a child with a fairy whom she raised in the human world but was taken by the fairies to their world when she reached the age of nine as per the fairies' customs. The lady tells Claire not to let Angeli be taken away as it is believed that love nor emotion do not exist in the fairy world. Both decided to go back where Angeli's room and find her letters as they encounter monsters on their way to the fairy world, where the lady finally found her child, who rejects her believing that she doesn't have any family in their dimension. Isabel, one of the fairies, introduces herself as Angeli's mother and tells Angeli's backstory. Claire's husband Jeremy searches for Claire in the building as everyone awaits for Angeli's decision. But before she decides, she is confronted by Claire who reads the letters and memories of her life with her human father who was blinded after the apparent death of his fairy wife, which occurred after her true identity was revealed. Angeli then breaks down remembering her father. The fairies then challenges Claire for Angeli or Jeremy's lives. Angered, Angeli then threatens her mother that she will not join them upon reaching adulthood unless they guarantee not to harm Jeremy, to which the fairies agree. The lady then kills all the fairies using a potion before being overwhelmed by a rat swarm. They then wake up in real life being found by Jeremy. Afterwards, Angeli is adopted by Claire and Jeremy and goes to her new school where she encounters fairies and her fairy mother, who turns out to be her teacher.

Cast

as Claire * Mika Dela Cruz as Angeli *

Derek Ramsay Derek Arthur Ramsay Jr. (born December 7, 1976) is a British-Filipino model, actor, and TV host. He has an exclusive contract with GMA Network. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ramsay froze his contract with GMA Network. Ramsay is currently inact ...

as Jeremy *

Eric Fructuoso Frederick John Marco Magdaluyo Fructuoso Jr. (born March 3, 1977) is a Philippines, Filipino actor, comedian, businessman, and former hip hop dancer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s as part of the teen boy group ''"Gwapings"'' along with Ma ...

as Elias *

Tetchie Agbayani Visitacion Parado (born July 2, 1961), better known by her screen name Tetchie Agbayani, is a Filipino actress, model and psychology instructor. She began her acting career in the film ''Pepeng Shotgun'' (1981), following several stints in pag ...

as Rita *

Camille Prats Sheena Patricia Camille Quiambao Prats-Yambao (; born June 20, 1985), popularly known as Camille Prats, is a Filipino actress, TV host, endorser, businesswoman and public speaker. Recognized as the original "Princess of Drama", she has starred ...

as Tess *

K Brosas Maria Carmela Brosas (born July 15, 1975), better known by her screen name Kakai or K Brosas, is a Filipino actress, comedian, singer and television host. She was born in the Philippines to an American father and a Filipina mother and was a b ...

as Melissa *

Mon Confiado Ramon Veroy Confiado (born March 19, 1968), professionally known as Mon Confiado, is a Filipino character actor, stage (theatre), theater actor and businessman who has appeared in both mainstream and independent films. He is the son of late vet ...

as Domeng *

Carmen Soo Carmen Soo (born Soo Wai Ming; 14 October 1977) is a Malaysian model and actress. Life and career Soo was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to a Chinese father and to a half-Chinese, half-British mother. She holds a bachelor's degr ...

as Isabel *

John Lloyd Cruz John Lloyd Espidol Cruz (born June 24, 1983) is a Filipino actor. Regarded as the "''King of Contemporary Cinema''" by the media, Cruz has top-billed several box-office successes. He has more than ten films with box office grosses of ₱100 mill ...

as Gary *

Julia Montes Mara Hautea Schnittka ( ; born March 19, 1995), known professionally as Julia Montes (), is a Filipino actress. Known for playing strong female characters and romantic leads in a range of genres across film and television, she has received var ...

as Rita's daughter *

Evangeline Pascual Evangeline Louise Ancheta Pascual (born November 30, 1956) is a Filipino actress, artist, radio host and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Republic of the Philippines 1973 and represented the Philippines at Miss World 1973 where she pla ...

as Mrs. Villamin *

Mosang Maria Alilia Bagio (born April 21, 1972), better known as Mosang (), is a Filipino actress. She is widely known for portraying supporting roles, such as maids and vendors, in many films, including '' Ded na si Lolo'' (2009), '' T2'' (2009), an ...

as Manghihilot

Reception

Box office

''T2'' was a commercial success. The film earned ₱28 million in its first two days and over ₱75 million in box-office receipts within its first two weeks.

Critical response

''T2'' was graded B by the

Cinema Evaluation Board The Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB) is a body of the Film Development Council of the Philippines, tasked with grading Filipino films by quality. It is represented in the Philippine Film Export Services Office. The CEB was established in 2003, su ...

References

External links

* {{Chito S. Roño 2009 films 2009 horror films Engkanto films Films directed by Chito S. Roño Mosang films Philippine horror films Star Cinema films 2000s Tagalog-language films 2000s English-language films English-language horror films