Expressway

Expressway (2016)

A syndicate old-timer named Ben needs to do one last assignment before the boss he works for grants him his much delayed retirement. Assigned to be his partner is the neophyte Morris, a trigger-happy, sadist who yearns to impress the syndicate boss. For Ben, this last assignment turns out to be a journey of introspection, self-healing and redemption. With this awakening, he takes it upon himself to pull Morris out of the eventual hell-of-a-life he says he has lived as a hitman.

Date of release
2016-04-22
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Director
Ato Bautista

Casting

Interesting facts

Expressway is a 2016 Filipino independent action thriller film co-produced and directed by Ato Bautista and co-written by Shugo Praico. Starring Alvin Anson and Aljur Abrenica, the story follows Ben, a hitman on his last job, who is forced to partner with the young and psychotic Morris on the road to his three targets.

Production

Actor Alvin Anson first revealed plans for a thriller film called Expressway on September 26, 2015, stating that shooting will start in October.

In January 2016, filmmaker Brillante Mendoza stated that the film was included as an entry to the 2nd Sinag Maynila Film Festival, of which he co-founded with Solar Entertainment Corporation head Wilson Tieng.

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