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Since the success of “Birdshot” back in 2016, Mikhail Red has been turning up one movie every year, with his popularity growing with each one. This success is cemented with his latest work, which is Netflix’s first Filipino original film.

The story, which is based on true events, revolves around a group of high school students. Mark Sta. Maria is the archetype of the “wallflower”: he is quiet, very smart, poor to the point that he has to do other students’ homework to earn some money to pay the rent, and in love with the school beauty, Janina, who happens to be the protagonist of the play he also participates in, as an understudy. Chuck Santos on the other hand, is the exact opposite. He is an extrovert influencer with more than 50,000 Instagram followers, very rich, and a kind of a bully that also has his eyes on Janina.

There’s no stopping Mikhail Red right now. Just days after we shared the first images for the Filipino filmmaker’s upcoming zombie shocker Block Z, we now get an exclusive first look at the teaser trailer for his teen abduction thriller, Dead Kids. Written by Red’s younger brother Nikolas, Dead Kids marks the 27-year-old’s first foray into dark comedy. It tells the story of a gang of beat-down high schoolers who plot to kidnap the class jock, who happens to be the son of a corrupt politician, and hold him to ransom. Produced by Globe Studios, and boasting a gutsy young cast that includes Khalil Ramos, Vance Larena, Kelvin Miranda, Jan Silverio, Gabby Padilla, Sue Ramirez and Markus Paterson, Dead Kids is just about...

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