BuyBust (2018)
August 1, 2018Release Date
BuyBust (2018)
August 1, 2018Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently BuyBust is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Anne Curtis
Nina Manigan
Brandon Vera
Rico Yatco
Joross Gamboa
Cocky
Mara Lopez
Loren Santos
Nonie Buencamino
Director Alvarez
Aj Muhlach
Gelo Elia
Victor Neri
Bernie Lacson
Alex Calleja
Teban
Paolo Rodriguez
Rudy Dela Cruz
Arjo Atayde
Biggie Chen
Levi Ignacio
Chongki
Lao Rodriguez
Rudy Dela Cruz
Sheenly Gener
Alda Lacson
Anton C. Santamaria
Writer
Tarek El Tayecht
Iggy Hizon
Maddie Martinez
Dora
Vincent del Rosario III
Producer
Ricky Pascua
Solomon
Veronique del Rosario-Corpus
Producer
Nafa Hilario Cruz
Marla
Ian Ignacio
Tondo Kid
Mikey Alcaraz
Tondo Kid
Joel Saracho
Good Samaritan
Whannie Dellosa
Sound Designer
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 1, 2018
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 7m
Box Office$178,471
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
BuyBust (stylized as BUYBUST) is a 2018 Philippine action thriller film co-written and directed by Erik Matti. It stars an ensemble cast top-billed by Anne Curtis and Brandon Vera. The plot centers on a team summoned by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to conduct a drug bust in a Manila slum. Realizing the mission is poorly executed, the team find themselves trapped by settlers and attempts to escape by fighting their way out. The film has been viewed as a social commentary on the controversial Philippine Drug War initiated by the Duterte government.
Production on Matti's "first full-on action film" began in 2016, and Curtis and Vera were cast as leads the following year. On a budget of ₱86 million, principal photography began in March 2017. The film premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) on June 29, 2018, had a wide Philippine release on August 1 and a limited North American release on August 10. Critical reception to the film was generally favorable, attaining praise for its action scenes, theme, technical aspects and Curtis' against-type performance, but was often criticized as a rip-off of the 2011 Indonesian film The Raid. It grossed ₱97 million worldwide.