Mario is a hit-man and he is getting on in years so has a 'back up' man and that comes in the shape of the much younger Daniel. The thing is they are also both inmates in a not so high security Filipino prison. They work for a mysterious – if ruthless – Madame called Thelma and she works for whoever has the cash to pay for these exclusive services.
They get day release or rather night release to go do their thing. We also have their back stories of how they ended up where they are and what is going on outside the prison confines. No crime story would be complete without some cops – and we have them in spades; they, though, are mainly the sort that fit into the convenient pigeon hole marked 'corrupt'. Enter suave good looking cop Francis Coronel who is 'connected' and he ends up paired with an ageing Sergeant whose career has entered a cul-de sac, but they actually want results.
Now this is a full on thriller with action where needed and performances that evince the gritty realism that some crime films can only dream of. The film has an air of poverty versus wealth running throughout and the corrupt seem to be only separated from the poor by degrees of honesty and bank account balances. To say this is a brilliantly accomplished film is an understatement. In Tagalog and English this is one for those who appreciate World cinema and like their films to be as unflinching as real life can, sadly, be.
They get day release or rather night release to go do their thing. We also have their back stories of how they ended up where they are and what is going on outside the prison confines. No crime story would be complete without some cops – and we have them in spades; they, though, are mainly the sort that fit into the convenient pigeon hole marked 'corrupt'. Enter suave good looking cop Francis Coronel who is 'connected' and he ends up paired with an ageing Sergeant whose career has entered a cul-de sac, but they actually want results.
Now this is a full on thriller with action where needed and performances that evince the gritty realism that some crime films can only dream of. The film has an air of poverty versus wealth running throughout and the corrupt seem to be only separated from the poor by degrees of honesty and bank account balances. To say this is a brilliantly accomplished film is an understatement. In Tagalog and English this is one for those who appreciate World cinema and like their films to be as unflinching as real life can, sadly, be.