Birdshot
Director:
Mikhail Red
Starring:
Mary Joy Apostol, Arnold Reyes, Ku Aquino, and John Arcilla
Genre:
Thriller, Mystery, Drama
Birdshot
tackles the story of Maya (Mary Joy Apostol) who lived in a farm beside a
protected bird sanctuary, she lives with her father Diego (Ku Aquino) and they
serve as the caretaker of the land. Things get difficult for the father and
daughter as Maya unknowingly killed a Philippine Eagle, from there the characters
of Mendoza (John Arcilla) and Domingo (Arnold Reyes) enters as they were transferred
from a mysterious case of a missing bus were 10 farmers were aboard.
From there
many discoveries unfolded and the search for justice gets tougher as the case
of the missing Philippine Eagle leads them to a more horrifying and aghast
discoveries.
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What I like
about Birdshot is the raising of awareness of saving the critically endangered
Philippine Eagle and also the awareness that there are lots of farmers that are
enslaved in these haciendas. I also love how they used the killing of the Philippine
Eagle to symbolize freedom and justice that is slowly fading away in the story.
I am really
amazed on how a young girl like Mary Joy Apostol was able to portray such a
brave character like Maya, I love how she was able to own the character it was
subtle but very effective. Another thing amazed me was her ability and posture
in holding that shotgun they owned it is as if she was a veteran in using the
gun.
The three
guys, John Arcilla, Ku Aquino, and Arnold Reyes delivered such magnificent and
remarkable portrayal of their character, it was like a boxing of acting talent.
The
cinematography was superb! Almost all the shots specially the scenic shots were
beautifully executed and it is very enticing and refreshing to the eyes.
The only
thing I really noticed that lacked in the movie is the timeline, there was no
definite year nor a definite location of the movie. At first I thought it was
in Davao because of the Bird Sanctuary and the Eagle, but when they said that
the missing bus travels two hours to Manila it wasn’t Davao after all.
Birdshot is
really a nice film, it raises certain awareness and causes that we are almost
forgetting anything about it, like the comprehensive agrarian reform that would’ve
give land to the farmers and also the conservation and saving of the
environment as many species will be critically endangered or worst extinct when
we don’t take care of our environment.
Watch
Birdshot in cinemas near you until August 22!
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