Neomanila (2017)

Directed by

Mikhail Red

Genre

thriller film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

18A

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In modern Manila during the war on drugs, a female hitwoman takes on a young orphan and trains him to become a killer.

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What happens

Neomanila is a 2017 Philippine neo-noir thriller film directed and co-written by Mikhail Red. Set in modern Manila amid the war on drugs, it tells the story of Irma (Eula Valdez), a hitwoman who trains the young orphan Toto (Timothy Castillo) to become a professional assassin. It premiered at the 2017 Quezon City International Film Festival from October 20–28, before having a Philippine theatrical release on March 13, 2019. The Hollywood Reporter described the film as a "slick thriller". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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