May 23, 2015

Binhi Trailer Impressions: A 2015 Haunted House Film with Joem Bascon and Mercedes Cabral

Binhi or The Seed is a Haunted Tower Pictures Inc. and (in association with) Viva Films horror film written and directed by Pedring Lopez starring Joem Bascon, Mercedes Cabral, Roxanne Barcelo, and Cholo Baretto slated for a May 20, 2015 theatrical release. Let's check out this 2015 haunted house horror film simply entitled Binhi or The Seed by Pedring Lopez.

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Binhi
Plot / Synopsis

Daniel and Cynthia, a young couple with a child on the way, experience some hard times in Manila. They head back to Baguio, where Daniel is originally from, to start over again. Through the kindness of Alex, Daniel’s well-to-do childhood friend, they get to stay in a large house, rent-free; and he gets a job offer as well.

2015 Filipino Horror Movie The Seed Binhi starring Mercedes Cabral and  Joem Basco

Everything seems to be falling into place for them – or so they think – until strange things start to happen in their house

Watch Binhi Official trailer here:


Official Binhi Trailer Impression
Binhi (The Seed) Film Trailer Review

From what we can see on the trailer, Binhi looks well shot and seemingly atmospheric. AS for the story though, I guess it will do. A young couple moving to a new house to start over which they found out was eventually haunted is not really something new. The usual hook with these kinds of horror premise is how does it related to the protagonists (and most of the time it really doesn't), but it seems like in Binhi, it does.

Binhi 2015 horror film with whispering ghost girl haunting the haunted house

Binhi's ghost girl sure likes to whisper quite a lot, huh?

Have thought out a couple of possible scenarios that would connect the haunting to the film's couple. This is not really spoilers but just humor me with this. The female ghost child could either be the husband or wife's child from a different person from the past who could have died or curse them, but begs the question why only occur on this house alone? Or could very well be their first child and the memory of the loss could haunt them. Okay speculation, done! Man, since when did I start doing these speculations? Well, I always like a film that goes the other way and breaks what was initially speculated or expected in a good relevant way. It is quite surprising that Viva didn't get the usual (high-paying) actors to be their protagonist and this is not to devalue the film's chosen actors; on the contrary this is a great move as Mercedes Cabral is one of the more competent actor up there. Binhi seems to go the quality over quantity route. The question is will it deliver the scare as a horror film should be? That is yet to be find out.

Binhi (The Seed) 2015 Viva Films and Haunted Tower Pictures Inc. horror film title card Joem Bascon, Mercedes Cabral, Roxanne Barcelo, Cholo Baretto

How about you guys? What do you think of the casting for "The Seed"? Any idea or speculation behind how the film will develop and unveil the identity of the girl haunting the house? Share your thoughts and opinion about Binhi in the comments section below: