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Fans of Filipino action cinema were treated to one bloody good time this past Friday as the red hot actioner Triggered made its triumphant debut at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX. Filled with enough firepower, brutal choreography and blood squibs to fill two action movies, this one is sure to please genre fans worldwide.
Miguel is the sole survivor of a military operation gone horribly wrong, haunted by the brutal death of his best friend at the hands of a militant cult in the heart of the Philippine jungle. Still suffering from the effects of PTSD, Miguel procures a job as a night watchman in a Manila warehouse where (in)conveniently “everything is flammable and explosive” as he attempts to uneventfully re-enter civilian life.
Living in the city’s northern slums, Weng attempts to keep her good-for-nothing younger brother, Bogs, on the straight and narrow. When he runs afoul of the local kingpin, Weng reluctantly agrees to return to her illicit past as a drug runner for the notorious Valdez crew in exchange for his life.
Meanwhile, Romero, the head of a by any means necessary anti-narcotics unit, has been given orders by his colonel to wipe the Valdez crew out to keep the corrupt mayor’s ties to cartel money off the record. When Weng and Bogs narrowly escape the bloody scene and take shelter in Miguel’s warehouse, he escorts the interlopers from the premises, but not before the police intervene. Now Miguel and Weng must engage in the most brutal warfare in a no-holds-barred fight for their lives.
Boasting a massive body count that would make John Woo proud, TRIGGERED revels in decadent ‘80s- and ‘90s-style bloodshed. A must-see for action fans who prefer their movies with large doses of firepower. (LORI DONNELLY).
Triggered (TOPAKK) stars Arjo Atayde (Cattleya Killer) as the heroic soldier who uses everything from machine guns to machetes to dispatch his enemy with extreme prejudice. I think he even uses the kitchen sink at one point. There’s no shortage of extreme fight choreography and relentless muzzle flashes so fans should get their feel and then some with this one.
Richard Somes helmed the movie which was acquired by Raven Banner Entertainment (Per Deadline) so hopefully fans who couldn’t make the fest won’t have long to wait to check this one out.
Triggered will play one more time at Fantastic Fest next week on Monday so click the link below for ticket Intel!
Showings – select to order tickets:
Mon, Sep 25th, 11:15 PM @ Theater 6
