Stephanie Raz launched via ‘Kahalili’
A young woman in her 20s makes a big decision to be a surrogate mother. But can she really trust the couple to take care of her and the baby she’s going to bring to this world?
Stephanie Raz (Tayuan, Hugas, Boso Dos) stars as Martha in Kahalili, a psychological thriller/sexy drama streaming exclusively on Vivamax this August.
Martha is employed as a helper in the farm house of a rich couple, Rod (Sid Lucero) and Isabel (Millen Gal).
Not long after, she is asked to play an even more important role in the couple’s married life – to be their surrogate. And this surrogacy job will be more ritualistic and organic than scientific and technological.
Rod is attracted to Martha, so getting into her bed is not just a task, but a pleasure. He is in his 30s, and despite his mysterious aura, Rod seems to be compliant when it comes to his wife’s wishes.
Meanwhile, Isabel, who is also about the same age as Martha, looks meek and fragile. She is a religious fanatic who believes that a wife must be submissive to her husband.
In reality, she is the one who rules their household.
As expected, Martha gets pregnant, but what they didn’t expect is that she will develop an attachment to the baby in her womb. Martha then starts to have this feeling that Rod and Isabel have a sinister plot against her.
As she fears for her life, Martha recalls her dark past which she intends to keep from Rod and Isabel at all cost.
Directed by Bobby Bonifacio, Jr. (Bula, Tahan), Kahalili, Stephanie’s launching movie, also stars Victor Relosa and Mercedes Cabral.
It is available for streaming on Vivamax starting August 18.
