Echorsis: Hair-pulling Between Good and Evil) or simply Echorsis is a 2016 Philippine supernatural spoof horror film directed by Lemuel Lorca and produced by Chris Cahilig of Insight 360, and stars John Lapus, Kean Cipriano, and Alex Medina.
Father Nick (Kean Cipriano) is then tasked to exorcise the spirit out of Carlo's body.
The film was directed by Lemuel Lorca and was produced by Chris Cahilig under the production firm, Insight 360.
[This quote needs a citation] On the second day since the film's premiere in cinemas,[failed verification] Cahilig remarked that "Filipino moviegoers are ready for a black comedy such as Echorsis.
[3] Echorsis is Lorca's sixth film and the biggest in terms of budget and was described by the director as a slight "mainstream commercial".
He also felt uncomfortable with the bed scenes but remarked that he trusts his colleague Lapus and that he has been friends with Cipriano.
[3] Echorsis was released in cinemas nationwide in the Philippines on April 13, 2016, a week ahead as originally planned.
However Lapus expressed optimism that the film will be patronized in the coming days especially the Filipino LGBT community due to positive comments on the movie trailer.
Another critic and writer, Oggs Cruz of Rappler, described the film as doing what it sets out to do which is "entertain while deliberately forwarding a pervasive agenda.