Also known as the ‘Queen’ and ‘President’, actress Nadine Lustre will be the lead in this psychological thriller ‘Deleter’.
Based on a script by Mikhail and Nikolas Red, the film follows the story of Lyra, who works at a shifting schedule at a shadowy online content moderation office where employees, known as ‘deleters’, are tasked with the process of filtering graphic uploads from reaching social media platforms.
The responsibility of censorship proves bearable for Lyra, whom her co-workers, as well as her boss Simon, observe as a cold person unfazed by the disturbing imagery she sees on a daily basis. What they do not know is that Lyra hides a deep trauma behind that face—so she keeps on moving and forgetting while conquering the horrors she faces on her own every day.
Red had previously described the film as an exploration into the dark secrets of the online moderation world, explaining that the Philippines is now known as the content moderation capital of the world.
To have a theme like this is truly exceptional and at the same time exciting. Nadine Lustre’s epic comeback on the big screen trends nationwide and we just couldn’t wait. This is Nadine’s first appearance in a horror film, having returned to acting after a three-year hiatus to focus on music with the revenge thriller Greed, which premiered earlier this year in April.
She is best known for her roles in 2014’s Talk Back and You’re Dead, 2016’s This Time and 2018’s Never Not Love You.
The director Mikhail Red comes from a prominent family in the Filipino film industry. His father, Raymond Red, won the Short Film Palme d’Or for his film Anino at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, while his sister Sheila is a scriptwriter, writing for Mistula and contributing to Mikhail’s Arisaka.
‘Deleter’ is produced by Viva Films, an established production house which has credits including Erik Matti’s action thriller ‘Buy Bust’. This film is the first collaboration between Red and Viva.
Production will wrap by the end of September and the plan is to target film festivals that take place at the end of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023.
Check the trailer below:
