Headshot

Headshot (2016)

They should have killed him.

A young man washes ashore, his memory gone - but his past comes back to haunt him after he is nursed back to health and his killing ability is needed when he takes on a powerful drug lord.

Date of release
2016-09-24
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (516)
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Action, Thriller, Drama
Director
Kimo Stamboel, Timo Tjahjanto

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Indonesia

Headshot is a 2016 Indonesian action thriller film directed by the Mo Brothers and written by Timo Tjahjanto. The film stars Iko Uwais and Chelsea Islan, alongside Sunny Pang, Julie Estelle, David Hendrawan, Zack Lee, Very Tri Yulisman, Bront Palarae and Yayu Unru. The film revolves around a man with amnesia (Uwais), who sets out to protect the doctor who saved his life (Islan) from a crime syndicate and also uncover his past.

Production

Headshot was directed by Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel, known as The Mo Brothers, who had never directed an action film before. Timo wrote the storyline in two and a half weeks and claimed that "it may be the fastest story I've ever produced." The film was produced by Screenplay Infinite Films. Besides starring in the film, Iko Uwais also led the choreography team for three weeks.

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