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The Lovers is an upcoming English-language film set in Binondo, Manila, releasing June 23, 2026. The story follows Sara Lim Baylon, a reluctant seafood chef navigating family legacy and a dangerous entanglement with a mythical sirena.
The Lovers is scheduled to release on June 23, 2026.
The film follows Sara Lim Baylon, a seafood chef in Binondo, Manila, who becomes entangled in a dangerous affair with a sirena during the governor's inauguration dinner at her family's restaurant.
The film is set in Binondo, Manila, the historic Chinatown district of the Philippine capital.
A sirena is a figure from Philippine mythology, analogous to a mermaid, who serves as a central character in the story.
The Lovers is scheduled for release on June 23, 2026. The film centers on Sara Lim Baylon, the youngest member of her family to take over their restaurant in Binondo, Manila's historic Chinatown district. Burdened by the pressure of upholding her late father's reputation and keeping the business solvent, Sara's circumstances shift when the governor's inauguration dinner is booked at the restaurant, with a sirena — a figure from Philippine mythology — serving as the centerpiece of the event. Sara finds herself drawn into a dangerous affair with the creature.