Underplayed Gems

Headshot (2016)

Headshot poster
Directed by
Kimo Stamboel, Timo Tjahjanto
Genre
drama film, action film, independent film, martial arts film, thriller film
Country
Indonesia
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 489 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like thisWatch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

A man wakes up with amnesia and no memory of who he is. A doctor shelters him, but a crime syndicate comes after them, and he must fight to protect her and discover his own past.

intensebrutalfast-pacedsuspensefulgrittyvisceralbleakatmospheric

What happens

Headshot is a 2016 Indonesian action thriller film directed by the Mo Brothers and written by Timo Tjahjanto. The film stars Iko Uwais and Chelsea Islan, alongside Sunny Pang, Julie Estelle, David Hendrawan, Zack Lee, Very Tri Yulisman, Bront Palarae and Yayu Unru. The film revolves around a man with amnesia (Uwais), who sets out to protect the doctor who saved his life (Islan) from a crime syndicate and also uncover his past. Headshot premiered on September 9, 2016 at the Toronto International Film Festival and theatrically on December 8, 2016 in Indonesia. It received generally positive reviews from critics with praise for its cast performances (particularly Uwais and Islan), direction and action sequences. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.