You Are the One is a 2006 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and starring Sam Milby and Toni Gonzaga.

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You Are the One
Theatrical film poster
Directed by	Cathy Garcia-Molina[1]
Screenplay by	Raz dela Torre Carmi Raymundo Vanessa Valdez
Story by	Raz dela Torre
Produced by	Charo Santos-Concio Malou N. Santos
Starring	Toni Gonzaga Sam Milby [1]
Cinematography	Eli G. Balce
Edited by	Marya E. Ignacio
Music by	Raul Mitra
Production company	Star Cinema
Release date	August 30, 2006 (2006-08-30)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

Plot

Cute and bubbly government employee[2] Sally Malasmas (Toni Gonzaga) reluctantly agrees to process her application for a visa, obeying her parents' wish that their small family be reunited. The rest of her family: mom, dad and older sister, Charry (Jodi Sta. Maria) are already residing states-side and they worry that she is lonely living in the Philippines by herself; but as far as Sally is concerned, her simple Philippine life surrounded by loyal, loving friends and co-workers is nearly perfect. However, during the interview process for her Visa application, things goes awry and her application gets abruptly denied by the handsome, yet dismissive Filipino American consul,[3] Will Derby (Sam Milby).

The next day, a bewildered Will wakes from a one-night stand with a girl he picked up from a bar the night before and due to the notorious Manila gridlock, he misses work. He finds himself instead diverted to the Census Bureau where Sally incidentally works. Seeing an opportunity for revenge, Sally buries Will's inquiry form beneath an already mounting pile of paperwork. As she expected, Will waits all day for his turn through sweltering heat and hunger until he gets fed up and finally confronts the scheming Sally. She gives him a dose of his own medicine and nonchalantly brushes him off, informing him that his form cannot be processed properly because it is incomplete and that he must return the next day since its time for her to go home. An outraged Will cries foul to Sally's supervisor, who sides with him. Thus, in order to redeem the bureau's reputation, Sally is ordered to stay behind after hours until Will finds the information he needs.

As it turns out, Will's cold and sullen demeanor is due to him agonizing over the search for his birth parents and any remaining family members he may still have in the Philippines; but more importantly, the reason why he was given up for adoption, a question that has been gnawing at him for years. Sympathizing with Will's plight, Sally takes it upon herself to help him find what he's looking for and through this common purpose the pair bonds and grows closer.

But it seems that each has a different idea of exactly what their new-found friendship means to the other. Will's casual relationships with women conflicts with Sally's more traditional, old-fashioned virtues. Together, they must set aside differences, overcome clashing cultural prejudices and ethnocentric beliefs; otherwise, unsettled issues may put a stopper to their blossoming romance before they get the chance to realize its full potential.

Cast

Main Cast

Toni Gonzaga portrays Sally Malasmas

Sam Milby portrays Will Derby / Vernard Garcia

Jodi Sta. Maria portrays Chari Malasmas.

• Toni Gonzaga as Sally Malasmas
• Sam Milby as Will Derby / Vernard Garcia

Supporting cast

• Jodi Sta. Maria as Chari Malasmas
• Eugene Domingo as Dora
• Gio Alvarez as Melody
• Anita Linda
• Susan Africa as Sally and Chari's mother
• Lito Pimentel as Sally's boss
• Roldan Aquino
• Crispin Pineda
• Jao Mapa as Venjamin Garcia
• Arron Villaflor as Ryan
• Ahron Villena
• Rio Locsin as Myra Ramos-Garcia
• Albert Rabe

Reception

The film grossed 100 million pesos.[4] Philip Cu-Unjieng of the Philippine STAR describes the film as light entertainment. He notes the direction of Garcia-Molina and Gonzaga's performance. The review also takes note of Sta. Maria and Domingo as supporting cast.[5]

References

External links

• You Are the One at IMDb