Cinema One presents On The Job

MANILA, Philippines - Cinema One will be the first to premiere the award-winning crime-thriller On The Job tonight at 8 on the channel’s Blockbuster Sundays movie block.

On The Job is directed by Erik Matti and stars Piolo Pascual, Gerald Anderson, Joel Torre, Joey Marquez, Angel Aquino, Shaina Magdayao, Empress, Leo Martinez, Michael de Mesa, Vivian Velez and Rayver Cruz.

The cast plays out the story of four men struggling to survive and to make a living for themselves and their loved ones. Two are former prison inmates who are hired as contract killers. One of which is Mario (Joel), otherwise known as Tatang. He intends to finally go straight when he is granted his parole. The other is Daniel (Gerald), a younger inmate and Mario’s apprentice, who is set to replace him as the top hired killer.

Their story finds itself interlaced with that of two law enforcers and investigators, Joaquin (Joey) and Francis (Piolo), who are tangled in a moral conflict. As the story plays out, the stakes climb — and the two groups, trapped somewhere close to the fine line between good and evil, inevitably collide.

On The Job was one of 21 selected feature films screened at the Directors’ Fortnight at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. There, it received a two-minute standing ovation. The film also became critically acclaimed by both foreign and local film critics.

Senior film critic of Variety, Justin Chang, described On The Job as “a steadily engrossing crime thriller” that is well-acted with local flavor. In a review by Film Business Asia, on the other hand, the film was called “a well-packaged, tenebrous crime thriller with a clever idea.”