“We are here to neutralize, not to help or negotiate.” Netflix has revealed the main official trailer for The Shadow Strays, the latest action film from Indonesian filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto. It just premiered at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival in Midnight Madness and will be streaming on Netflix on October 17th this month. Codename 13, a 17-year-old assassin, is suspended due to a sloppy mission in Japan. But she meets 11-year-old Monji, who loses his mother, and decides to save him. Aurora Ribero stars as 13 – an assassin determined to rescue a child from a crime syndicate, even if it means going against her own mentor. “Not since The Night Comes for Us has Indonesia’s preeminent architect of ultra-violent action, Timo Tjahjanto, conducted such a meticulous martial arts massacre. Opening with a bravura set piece laying waste to dozens of yakuza, his latest proceeds as a kind of taxonomy of the action genre with a string of sword fights, shoot-em-ups, and old-fashioned fisticuffs…” It also stars Hana Pitrashata Malasan and Taskya Namya. The footage looks pretty good, I’m ready to watch and dive in. Hoping for even more unforgettable fight scenes. // Continue Reading ›
