Erik Matti's ON THE JOB opens in US theaters

Erik Matti's ON THE JOB, which is perhaps the most important Filipino movie to watch this year. opens in US theaters this week. You can check out all the screening locations in the US by clicking HERE

ON THE JOB has been getting raves at the recent Cannes Film Festival and the Puchon  International Fantastic Film Festival in South Korea where it won in as the Jury's Choice. The US' variety.com which is also a US magazine, also gave the film a review full of praises, calling it "A gritty, convoluted but steadily engrossing crime thriller from Filipino genre maven Erik Matti"

ON THE JOB is also the New York Times Critic's Pick of the week. NY times' critic Jeanette Catsoulis says "Matti’s pitiless view of Filipino society may be deadening, but his filming is wondrously alive" [Read the NY Times Review here] Indeed, this movie is poised to change the face of Philippine mainstream cinema. [Check out our review of ON THE JOB here] Check out the International trailer for the movie after the jump...