Topakk | |
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Directed by |
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Written by | Jim Flores Will Fredo Richard V. Somes |
Produced by | Wilfredo Manalang Michaelangelo Masangkay |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Louie Quirino |
Edited by | Jamie Dumancas |
Music by | Jose Antonio Buencamino |
Production companies | Raven Banner Entertainment Nathan Studios Strawdogs Studio Production FUSEE Theo & Atlas Productions |
Release date | August 7, 2023 Locarno Film Festival |
Running time | 113 minutes |
Country | Philippines |
Language | Filipino |
Budget | $650,000[1] |
Topakk, internationally known as Triggered, is a Philippine action-thriller film directed by Richard Somes. It stars Arjo Atayde, Julia Montes and Sid Lucero.[2] The film was first screened at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in May 2023 and premiered at the 76th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland in August 2023.[3]
Montes started her immersion training in preparation for Topakk as early as September 2022. Cornerstone Entertainment made the special announcement of the new film on their social media accounts.[5]
Topakk went on sale at the European Film Market, which is an "annual trade fair held simultaneously with the Berlin International Film Festival or Berlinale for distributors, film buyers, producers, and financiers."[4] Topakk was acknowledged at the Cannes’ Marché du Film for the first time in France, becoming the first Filipino film to qualify under the genre category of the fantastic pavilion of Cannes.[7] After the film's gala screening at the Olympia Theater on May 19, Topakk has been sold to Lighthouse (German-speaking territories), Aud (South Korea), Superfine Films (India), Kinologistika (CIS and the Baltics).[8][6]
Topakk had its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival last August 9, 2023, in Switzerland.[9][10][11]