On the Job is a 2013 Philippine neo-noir action thriller film conceived and directed by Erik Matti. Starring Gerald Anderson, Joel Torre, Joey Marquez and Piolo Pascual, it tells the story of two hit-man prisoners who are temporarily freed to carry out political executions. The film was shown as part of the Directors’ Fortnight at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, where it was praised and received a standing ovation. It was released in the Philippines on August 28, 2013, and in the United States and Canada on September 27 of that year.
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On the Job is a 2013 Philippine neo-noir action thriller film conceived and directed by Erik Matti. Starring Gerald Anderson, Joel Torre, Joey Marquez and Piolo Pascual, it tells the story of two hit-man prisoners who are temporarily freed to carry out political executions. The film was shown as part of the Directors’ Fortnight at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, where it was praised and received a standing ovation on May 24. It was released in the Philippines on August 28, 2013, and in the United States and Canada on September 27 of that year. The sequel, On the Job 2, is in principal photography as of June 2019. It received good reviews from foreign and domestic critics, and is currently in cinemas in the U.S., Canada, and the Philippines, with a projected release date of September 27, 2015. It is expected to be released in Europe and Australia in 2016, but not in the rest of the world at the same time as the first film. It has received mixed reviews from critics, with some calling it too violent and others saying that it is too predictable and predictable for a movie about a gun-for-hire business. The movie was released by Star Cinema, who initially refused to produce the film in 2010, deeming it excessively violent compared with their usual romantic-comedy projects; by 2012, they agreed to co-produce it with Reality Entertainment. Filming took place in Manila and lasted 33 days, on a production budget of ₱47 million.
The film co-stars Angel Aquino, Shaina Magdayao, Empress Schuck, Leo Martinez, Michael de Mesa, Vivian Velez, and Rayver Cruz. It also stars Gerald Anderson and Joel Torrre, and was released on August 27, 2013. It’s released by Viva Films, which also co-produced the film with reality entertainment company Reality Entertainment, and released it in the UK on September 13, 2014, and on September 28, 2015, in the US and in Australia and the UK, respectively, on September 29, 2016, and September 30, 2017, in Japan and the Netherlands. The story follows two hitmen Mario and Daniel, who are frequently released and paid to commit contract killings. After they murder drug lord Tiu and return to prison, Tiu’s murder case is assigned to NBI Agent Francis Coronel through Congressman Manrique, the agent’s father-in-law. Coronel and his partner, Bernabe, clash with PNP Sergeant Joaquin Acosta, who believes that the case was taken from him for political reasons. Acosta agrees to protect Pol and heads to the station; along the way, though, he crosses paths with Mario and Mario. The three officers converge on them, forcing Daniel and Mario to flee. Mario spends his earnings on Tina, his law student daughter, and Lulette, his estranged wife. Daniel, the younger and more-reckless partner, sends remittances to his family and spends the rest on goods and privileges in prison; he has come to see Mario as a father figure.
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