Birdshot is a 2016 Philippine coming-of-age thriller film[1] written, directed and edited by Mikhail Red. Starring Mary Joy Apostol, Arnold Reyes, Ku Aquino, and John Arcilla, its story revolves around a farm girl (Apostol) in the countryside, who unwittingly kills a Philippine eagle (an endangered species locally known as the haribon), and two police officers (Reyes and Arcilla) assigned to track down the haribon's killer while investigating the mysterious disappearance of a busload of farmers en route to Manila.
The film was selected as the Filipino entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2] Birdshot is the first Filipino film released worldwide by Netflix.[3]
