Birdshot (film)

Birdshot
Theatrical poster for the Philippine release
Directed byMikhail Red
Written by
  • Mikhail Red
  • Rae Red
Produced byPamela L. Reyes
Starring
CinematographyMycko David
Edited by
  • Jay Halili
  • Mikhail Red
Music byTeresa Barrozo
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • October 28, 2016 (2016-10-28) (TIFF)
  • August 16, 2017 (2017-08-16) (PPP)
  • March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26) (Netflix)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Budget₱14 million

Birdshot is a 2016 Philippine coming-of-age thriller film[1] written, directed and edited by Mikhail Red. Starring Mary Joy Apostol, Arnold Reyes, Ku Aquino, and John Arcilla, its story revolves around a farm girl (Apostol) in the countryside, who unwittingly kills a Philippine eagle (an endangered species locally known as the haribon), and two police officers (Reyes and Arcilla) assigned to track down the haribon's killer while investigating the mysterious disappearance of a busload of farmers en route to Manila.

The film was selected as the Filipino entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2] Birdshot is the first Filipino film released worldwide by Netflix.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference mt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "'Birdshot' is PH's Foreign Language Film entry to Oscars 2018". Rappler. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Netflix acquires PH film Birdshot, Brillante Mendoza drug war series". CNN Philippines. March 24, 2018. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018.