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‘Shogun’ Star Hira Takehiro, Carlo Aquino’s ‘Crosspoint’ Acquired by Netflix From Fire and Ice Media at Busan ACFM (EXCLUSIVE)
Fire and Ice Media has sold Asia Pacific rights for Donie Ordiales' 'Crosspoint' to Netflix.
The film stars award-winning Philippines actor Carlo Aquino (“Whispers in the Wind”) and Japan’s Hira Takehiro, Emmy nominated for his performance in “ Shogun.” It follows Manuel Hidalgo (Aquino), once a famous Filipino actor, who moves to Japan after a career slump to survive by performing illegally in Filipino pubs. The film follows the story of Dao-ayen, a member of the Philippines‘ Special Action Force from the Ifugao tribe in northern Luzon, who was part of the 2015 Mamasapano raid that resulted in the deaths of 44 people. We were busy with back-to-back meetings, receiving many inquiries about our titles, and are currently in ongoing negotiations for several territories,” Fire and Ice’s Liza Diño-Seguerra told Variety.
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