▁become ▁a ▁professional ▁assass in . ▁It ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Que zon ▁City ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁from ▁October ▁ 2 0 – 2 8 , ▁before ▁having ▁a ▁Philipp ine ▁the atr ical ▁release ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁described ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁a ▁" s lick ▁thr iller ". ▁ ▁Plot ▁In ▁modern ▁Man ila ▁amid ▁the ▁war ▁on ▁dru gs , ▁street ▁or phan ▁T oto ▁( Tim othy ▁Cast illo ) ▁ra ises ▁money ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁b ail ▁out ▁his ▁imprison ed ▁brother ▁K iko , ▁who ▁is ▁ter r ified ▁that ▁the ▁gang ▁involved ▁in ▁an ▁illegal ▁drug ▁trade ▁he ▁is ▁running ▁might ▁be ▁plot ting ▁to ▁kill ▁him . ▁When ▁T oto ▁finds ▁out ▁that , ▁indeed , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁have ▁become ▁targets ▁of ▁assass ination ▁by ▁local ▁gang sters ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁cor rupt ▁officers , ▁he ▁is ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁Ir ma ▁( E ula ▁Val de z ), ▁a ▁professional ▁hit w oman ▁who ▁introdu ces ▁herself ▁as ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁his ▁dead ▁mother , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁spent ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁ha w ker ▁of ▁counter fe it ▁goods . ▁Ir ma ' s ▁assign ments ▁are ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁a ▁cor rupt ▁police ▁officer ▁named ▁" S ar ge ". ▁Although ▁occupied ▁with ▁another ▁assignment , ▁Ir ma ▁offers ▁T oto ▁refuge ▁and ▁she ▁trains ▁him ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁assass in