MANILA — Actors Piolo Pascual and Jasmine Curtis-Smith are starring in “Real Life Fiction,” a drama thriller rated R-16 by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board.

The movie, which was shot during the height of the pandemic, delves into the abyss of an actor’s mind as he loses bits of his sense of self after years of being one of the most celebrated personalities in his time.

Pascual and Curtis-Smith turned to their respective social media accounts to promote movie.

In the movie, Pascual plays the character of Paco, an actor with an illustrious career decides to write, direct, and act in a film that will inevitably bring him closer to his own demise before revealing that his truth may be far from what he has become.  Paula (Curtis-Smith) comes into play as his on and off-screen muse, blurring the lines between what’s real and what’s not.

Joining Pascual and Curtis-Smith in the film is actor Epy Quizon who plays the role of Paco’s manager.

Award-winning filmmaker Lav Diaz will have a special participation in the movie and play the owner of an eclectic pawnshop where Paco finds himself drawn in while searching for his true self.

Directed by Paul Soriano, “Real Life Fiction” opens on August 28 exclusively at SM Cinemas nationwide.