BuyBust (2018)
2018 film directed by Erik Matti
- Released
- 28 February 2018
- Country
- Philippines
- Genre
- Martial arts film
- Director
- Erik Matti
- Running time
- 127 minutes
- Distributor
- Netflix
- Set in
- Manila
BuyBust (stylized as BUYBUST) is a 2018 Philippine action thriller film co-written and directed by Erik Matti. It stars an ensemble cast top-billed by Anne Curtis and Brandon Vera. The plot centers on a team summoned by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to conduct a drug bust in a Manila slum. Realizing the mission is poorly executed, the team find themselves trapped by settlers and attempts to escape by fighting their way out. The film has been viewed as a social commentary on the controversial Philippine drug war initiated by the Duterte government.
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Facts from Wikidata Q39056511 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.