birdshot is a 2016 philippine coming-of-age thriller film 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.