''Uno'' is a 2005 Filipino

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directed by Ronnie Ricketts (as Ronn-Rick) and co-written by Ricketts, Lito N. Mena and Ricardo Cepeda. About an assassin intending to retire who finds himself the target of another assassin, it stars Ricketts and

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alongside Danica Sotto,

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, Dinky Doo, Erica Fuente, Boy Roque, T.J. Trinidad and Cepeda. Produced by Ricketts' production company Rocketts Productions, it was given a limited theatrical release on January 19, 2005. The film is noted for being one of the few action films produced by the Philippine film industry in the mid-to-late 2000s.

Cast

* Ronnie Ricketts as Niko *

as Mike *

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*Ricardo Cepeda *Dinky Doo *Danica Sotto * Chesca Garcia * T.J. Trinidad *Erica Fuente *Ella Marie *Mike Gayoso *

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*Bruce Ricketts *Mila Ocampo *Jeffrey Santos * Edgar Mande *Marie Ricketts *Jessa Marie *Boy Roque * Topher Ricketts *Vic Felipe *Dr. Rimando Saguin *Rey Bejar *Jay Yulo *Dong Serrano *Rodel Bansil *Jonathan Gabriel * Dante Javier

Production

Actor

stated that the film's story is inspired by the 1995 film ''

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'' starring

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and

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. Ronnie Ricketts' six-year-old daughter Marie insisted on being part of the cast of ''Uno'' as she aspired to become an actress, to which he accepted.

Release

''Uno'' was released in

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theaters on January 19, 2005. Playwright Nestor U. Torre, writing for the ''

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'', noted how the film was released during a period when action films in the country largely ceased being produced by film studios due to the local film industry undergoing a financial slump in the 2000s.

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*{{IMDb title, 0442539 2005 films 2005 action films 2005 action thriller films Filipino-language films Philippine action films