'' On the Job '' was shown as part of the Directors ' Fortnight at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival on May 24 , where it was praised and received a standing ovation . The film was released in the Philippines on August 28 , 2013 , and in the United States and Canada on September 27 of that year . It received good reviews from foreign and domestic critics . The film 's sequel , '' On the Job 2 '' , is in principal photography as of June 2019
2013 Cannes Film Festival
2013 Cannes Film Festival
On the Job (2013 film)