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Richard Somes - Filmmaker, Director - TRIGGERED (TOPAKK)

ARTISTRY IN VIOLENCE: A Word With TRIGGERED (TOPAKK) Director Richard Somes

We Will Not Die Tonight helmer Richard Somes has directed dozens of projects for film and TV in the Philippines. He comes anchored with a resumè that further extends his credentials as far back as the late 1990s in art and production design, and with a versatile career that’s seen him accredited on numerous projects. His latest, Triggered (Topakk) is no exception, hailed as a return to nostalgic action cinema with a vision that pits him right beside some of today’s Pinoy action cinema hopefuls out of the region like Erik Matti, Vincent Soberano, Pedring Lopez and others. Triggered marks another ambitious outing for Somes, who is joined by screenwriters Jim Flores and Will Fredo in crafting a story intended on accomplishing a few things on its path. Hailed as both an nostalgic return to action cinema delights, as well as a salute to former soldiers coping with post-war trauma, […]

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TRIGGERED Trailer: Richard V. Somes’s Latest Unleashes Ballistic Old School Action

Discharged from the army due to post-traumatic stress disorder, Miguel gets embroiled in a different kind of war when a drug peddler seeks his protection against a vigilante death squad. All the while he must confront his own demons in order to earn his redemption. That’s the thick of things laid out for director Richard V. Somes’s Triggered, his newest thriller fresh out of international sales label Raven Banner Entertainment with a trailer ahead of its Locarno screenings beginning Monday. Somes also co-wrote the pic with Will Fredo and Jim Flores with a cast led by Arjo Atayde in a role both that nods to soldiers still struggling home, as well as cosigns a return to bygone action heroics of yesteryear, as so reflected by Somes in Marta Balaga’s Variety exclusive on Friday: “I am really inspired by the 1980s action films. It all started with ‘First Blood’ or even […]

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