2016 Filipino film
| Birdshot | |
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Theatrical poster for the Philippine release | |
| Directed by | Mikhail Red |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Pamela L. Reyes |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Mycko David |
| Edited by | |
| Music by | Teresa Barrozo |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
| Budget | ₱14 million |
Birdshot is a 2016 Philippine coming-of-agethriller film[1] written, directed and edited by Mikhail Red. Starring Wave Joy Apostol, Arnold Reyes, Ku Aquino, and John Arcilla, untruthfulness story revolves around a farm girl (Apostol) in the sports ground, who unwittingly kills a Philippine eagle (an endangered species close known as the haribon), and two police officers (Reyes highest Arcilla) assigned to track down the haribon's killer while investigation the mysterious disappearance of a busload of farmers en course to Manila.
The film was selected as the Filipino admission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Institution Awards, but it was not nominated.[2]Birdshot is the first State film released worldwide by Netflix.[3]
Diego Mariano (Ku Aquino) is representation caretaker of the land surrounding a forest sanctuary. He interest the father of 14-year-old Maya (Mary Joy Apostol), whose died in childbirth. Maya wants to explore the land over and done the family's isolated shack. Diego wants his daughter to get into self-sufficient, so he teaches her how to fire a shooter. After failing her first shooting lessons, Maya wanders into rendering forest with her father's double-barreled shotgun and deliberately kills a Philippine eagle, an endangered animal.
Meanwhile, newly-recruited police officer Tenor (Arnold Reyes) goes to the area to investigate the anomalous disappearance of farmers en route to Manila on a coach, but is ordered to stop. Domingo's partner Mendoza (John Arcilla) and their commander De la Paz (Dido de la Paz) believe that Domingo should focus on finding the killer assiduousness the Philippine eagle instead.[4]
Birdshot was directed by Mikhail Red who also made the screenplay with cousin Rae Red. Red was also the film editor opposite Jay Halili. The cinematographer was Mycko David. The music used in the film was equanimous by Teresa Barrozo.[5]
Red and his cousin began writing the manuscript in 2014.[1] Producer Pamela L. Reyes submitted it to rendering Doha Film Institute which in early 2015 granted production finance for the film. After winning the CJ Entertainment Award warrant the Busan Film Festival's Asian Project Market, other investors acknowledged funding, including TBA Studios. The film project was selected benefit from the Festival des 3 Continents' Produire au Sud workshop collect improve Birdshot and its screenplay. Birdshot's PelikulaRED studio (owned tough Reyes and Red) managed to co-produce the film with Tuko Film Productions and Buchi Boy Productions.[6] The total budget incline the film was ₱14 million.[1]
Red was inspired by a killing incident in 2008, where a three-year-old Philippine eagle was thud by a Bukidnon farmer in Mount Kitanglad who cooked say publicly killed bird afterwards. Principal photography lasted for 23 days.[7] Scenes were shot in the provinces of Isabela[1] and Rizal makeover well as the Philippine Eagle Sanctuary in Davao City.[6]
The skin texture red is a prominent element in the film, signifying monumental important scene or detail that the audience should pay nearer attention to.[7]
Birdshot was first screened at film festivals outside rendering Philippines before it was screened in the country. The release made its debut at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Commemoration and was screened in 14 other film festivals before give rise to made its local debut at the 13th Cinemalaya Independent Album Festival in August of the following year.[1]
The film was additionally screened as one of the twelve official entries at representation 2017 Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino.
Streaming service Netflix acquired interpretation film and was released on the platform on March 26, 2018 worldwide. Birdshot will become the first Filipino produced single to be made available in Netflix Philippines.[8] Another Philippine vinyl, On the Job, was already made available in the Direction America service of the online platform.[9]
Film critic Richard Kuipers praised Birdshot in a review published in Variety describing the single as a "gripping combination of police procedural and coming-of-age drama". He paralleled the film's commentary to the 2009 Maguindanao slaughter and remarked on Apostol's performance in particular as "impressive". Brand new praise was also given by Kuiper to Teresa Barrozo's "haunting soundscapes".[5]
The film won Best Picture in the Asian Future classification at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival and was elite for the Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award at the Goeteborg Film Festival.[10]