''Showdown in Manila'' is a 2016 Russian-American action film directed by

Mark Dacascos Mark Alan Dacascos (born February 26, 1964) is an American actor, martial artist and television personality. A 4th-degree black belt in Kajukenbo#Wun Hop Kuen Do, Wun Hop Kuen Do, he is known for his roles in Action film, action films, including ...

. The film was released on February 18, 2016, in Russian (with English scenes captioned) and on January 19, 2018, in English (with Russian scenes dubbed) worldwide.

Plot

Nickolay "Nick" Peyton, a police officer of Russian origin, lives in

Manila Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ...

. During a sting operation Nick is badly wounded and retires from police. Today he works as a

private detective A private investigator (often abbreviated to PI; also known as a private detective, an inquiry agent or informally a private eye) is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services. Private investigat ...

with his partner Charlie. One day, Mrs. Wells comes to hire them to investigate the strange murder of her husband. The search for the murderers leads Nick and Charlie to a base of criminals in the jungle. The gangsters' leader Aldric Cole was wounded by Nick in a past police operation. Nick and Charlie gather a group of former elite soldiers to destroy the base.

Cast

Alexander Nevsky Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky (; ; monastic name: ''Aleksiy''; 13 May 1221 – 14 November 1263) was Prince of Novgorod (1236–1240; 1241–1256; 1258–1259), Grand Prince of Kiev (1249–1263), and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252–1263). ...

as Moscow Police Force SWAT Sergeant Nickolay "Nick" Peyton (in Russian) *

Casper Van Dien Casper Robert Van Dien Jr. (born December 18, 1968) is an American actor, best known for his lead role as Johnny Rico in the science-fiction action film ''Starship Troopers'' (1997). Other credits include '' Sleepy Hollow'' (1999), '' Sanctimony ...

as LAPD S.W.A.T. Officer Iv Charlie Benz *

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (; born September 27, 1950) is a Japanese-American actor and producer. Often cast as villains, he is known for his film roles in: ''The Last Emperor'' (1987), the James Bond film ''Licence to Kill'' (1989), '' Showdown in Li ...

as Aldric Cole *

Tia Carrere Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo (born January 2, 1967), known professionally as Tia Carrere (), is an American actress and singer who got her first big break as a regular on the daytime soap opera ''General Hospital''. Carrere played Cassandra Wong i ...

as Mrs. Wells *

as Matthew Wells (cameo appearance) * Matthias Hues as Dorn * Hafedh Dakhlaoui as "Ghost" *

Don "The Dragon" Wilson Donald Glen Wilson (born September 10, 1954), nicknamed "The Dragon", is an American martial artist, former professional kickboxer, and actor. An 11-time world champion who scored 47 knockouts in four decades, he has been called by the STAR Sys ...

as Delta Force Master Sergeant Michael Dillon *

Cynthia Rothrock Cynthia Rothrock (born March 8, 1957) is an American martial artist and actress best known for her martial arts films. She holds black belt rankings in seven styles of martial arts and was a high-level competitor in martial arts before becomin ...

as Delta Force Lieutenant Haines *

Olivier Gruner Olivier Gruner () (born August 2, 1960) is a French actor, filmmaker, martial artist and former kickboxer. Born in Paris, he moved back to France in 1988 after serving in the French military and competing as a professional kickboxer, during whic ...

as Delta Force Sergeant First Class Ford *

Dmitri Dyuzhev Dmitri Petrovich Dyuzhev (; born July 9, 1978) is a Russian film and stage actor and singer. Early life Was born on July 9, 1978, in Astrakhan, in the family of actor Petr Dyuzhev and Ludmila Dyuzheva. In 1995 he graduated the "School of Gifte ...

as Delta Force Sergeant Victor Selensky * Robert Madrid as Carlos *

Iza Calzado Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado-Wintle (born August 12, 1982) is a Filipino actress. Known for her roles in blockbusters and independent films, particularly drama, psychological thriller and horror, she has received a selection of accolades, in ...

as Sabio * Maria Bravikova as Sofia * Jake Macapagal as Kalalo * Hazel Faith Dela Cruz as Kiki * Moises Magisa as Mr. Camato *

Mon Confiado Ramon Veroy Confiado (born March 19, 1968), professionally known as Mon Confiado, is a Filipino character actor, stage (theatre), theater actor and businessman who has appeared in both mainstream and independent films. He is the son of late vet ...

as Datu * Patrick Carlos as MPD S.W.A.T. Officer Reyes * Don Gordon Bell as Minter * Polina Butorina as Larissa * Trixie Dauz as Miss Divina * Natalie Gubina as Alyson * Michael Dyakonov as Anton * Rich Valencia as Dorn's Girl / Dancer * Krista Miller as Vivian (uncredited)

Production

The film was shot in

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Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

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