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Showdown in Manila | |
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Directed by | Mark Dacascos |
Screenplay by | Craig Hamann |
Produced by | Mark Dacascos Andrzej Bartkowiak Alexander Nevsky Alexander Izotov Christopher R. Santiago (Associate producer) |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Rudy Harbon |
Edited by | Stephen Adrianson |
Music by | Sean Murray |
Production company | Hollywood Storm |
Distributed by | CineTel Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Countries | Philippines United States |
Languages | English Filipino |
Box office | $583,194 (Russia) |
Showdown in Manila is a 2016 Russian-American action film directed by Mark Dacascos. The film was released on February 18, 2016, in Russian (with English scenes captioned) and on January 19, 2018, in English (with Russian scenes dubbed) worldwide.
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Nickolay "Nick" Peyton, a police officer of Russian origin, lives in Manila. During a sting operation Nick is badly wounded and retires from police. Today he works as a private detective with his partner Charlie.
One day, Mrs. Wells comes to hire them to investigate the strange murder of her husband. The search for the murderers leads Nick and Charlie to a base of criminals in the jungle. The gangsters' leader Aldric Cole was wounded by Nick in a past police operation. Nick and Charlie gather a group of former elite soldiers to destroy the base.
The film was shot in Manila (Philippines). [1]
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