Sin Island
Sin Island is a 2018 Philippine neo noir erotic thriller film directed by Gino M. Santos from a story by Kriz G. Gazmen and screenplay by Jancy E. Nicolas, based on the original screenplay concept by Keiko Aquino. It follows around David and Kanika, whose happy marriage went into ruins when Kanika was found committing an adulterous affair, prompting David to start his affair with Tasha.
Produced and distributed by Star Cinema, the film was theatrically released on February 14, 2018.
Plot
David, a photographer, has been married to his flight attendant wife Kanika for two years, and they live an intimate life as a couple. One day, though, David catches Kanika cheating on him with her co-worker, and spends some time apart from his wife by going to Sin Island. At the beach, David sees a tattooed woman named Tasha, a fashion designer who is practicing her yoga, and the two begin an affair. Meanwhile, Kanika decides to repair her relationship with David, but finds herself in conflict with Tasha, who has eventually become his mistress.
Theme
Jancy Nicolas, the screenwriter of Sin Island, elaborated on the film's theme of "fighting for love": "It really talks about redeeming love, redeeming a marriage, and fighting for it. More than yung edge niya, more than yung darkness niya, it's really fundamentally a story of a marriage."
Reception
Writing for Rappler, Oggs Cruz called Sin Island "very watchable" despite its flaws concerning the "tame" sex scenes as well as the "blatant illogic," incoherent plot. Philbert Dy, film critic for The Neighborhood who scored the film 0.5 out of 5, compared Sin Island to "children playing at being adults," and criticized its "subpar" production values, mediocre acting, and "poorly staged sex and violence".