▁in ▁with ▁finan cing . ▁ ▁Produ cer ▁C ah il ig ▁described ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁an ▁" out - of - the - box " ▁comedy . ▁On ▁the ▁second ▁day ▁since ▁the ▁film ' s ▁premi ere ▁in ▁cin emas , ▁C ah il ig ▁remarked ▁that ▁" Fil ip ino ▁mov iego ers ▁are ▁ready ▁for ▁a ▁black ▁comedy ▁such ▁as ▁E ch ors is ." ▁He ▁also ▁remarked ▁that ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁success ▁of ▁local ▁films , ▁English ▁Only , ▁Please , ▁H ener al ▁L una , ▁and ▁That ▁Th ing ▁Cal led ▁T ad h ana ▁motiv ated ▁the ▁production ▁team ▁to ▁continue ▁on ▁doing ▁the ▁E ch ors is ▁project ▁despite ▁the ▁film ' s ▁un con vent ional ▁plot . ▁ ▁E ch ors is ▁is ▁Lor ca ' s ▁sixth ▁film ▁and ▁the ▁biggest ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁budget ▁and ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁director ▁as ▁a ▁slight ▁" main stream ▁commercial ". ▁The ▁" light " ▁film ▁was ▁a ▁contrast ▁to ▁Lor ca ' s ▁previous ▁ind ie ▁films ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁more ▁serious ▁m ood . ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁Alex ▁Med ina ▁plays ▁as ▁the ▁character ▁Carlo , ▁a ▁con man ▁who ▁victim izes ▁g ays . ▁He ▁gets ▁possessed ▁by ▁different ▁gay ▁spirits ▁of ▁those ▁he ▁previously ▁pre yed ▁on . ▁According ▁to ▁Med ina ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁person ▁who ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁role . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁accepted ▁the ▁role ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁" not