An uploaded full version of the movie BuyBust was brought to the attention of the film's lead stars Anne Curtis and Brandon Vera. A netizen tagged the two and wrote, “kuya @Verafied and @annecurtissmith, I’m randomly checking facebook and saw this. Might as well have your team check the page and the names. I reported it already as well. #NoToFilmPiracy.”
kuya @Verafied and @annecurtissmith , I’m randomly checking facebook and saw this. Might as well have your team check the page and the names. I reported it already as well. #NoToFilmPiracy pic.twitter.com/sWRbH3sk4W
— McKinley Nocon (@mckinleynocon) August 24, 2018
This prompted Anne to retweet the original post and wrote, “Kaloka! Ung mga ginagawa ito. Sana marealize nyo we worked on this film for 2 years. Tapos ganun lang 💔”
Kaloka! Ung mga ginagawa ito. Sana marealize nyo we worked on this film for 2 years. Tapos ganun lang 💔 https://t.co/XO4FxYEo4m
— Anne Curtis-Smith (@annecurtissmith) August 24, 2018
Fans of the actress also shared that they were disappointed with the act of piracy, and encouraged others to report the video on Facebook.
The Erik Matti film BuyBuyst is back in cinemas nationwide.