If you want to kick off your week with a movie that will get your heart racing Netflix has just the flick for you, “The Shadow Strays”.
Directed by Timo Tjahjanto, who helmed the platform’s 2022 action comedy “The Big 4”, this new action-thriller only dropped on the streaming service last week (Thursday, October 17), but it’s already made quite the impression on Netflix subscribers.
As of writing, “The Shadow Strays” has entered the Netflix top 10 most-watched list at No. 7, which places it above Netflix’s recent romantic drama “Lonely Planet”. Over in the U.K., it’s enjoying even stronger success having reached the No. 4 spot, and naturally, in the movie’s native Indonesia, it has gone all the way to No. 1, where it’ll likely stay for quite some time.
If you’re looking for a movie that will really get your adrenaline flowing, and don’t mind some very violent action sequences, here’s why “The Shadow Strays” is the jolt of excitement you need to get your week off to a flying start…
What is ‘The Shadow Strays’ about?
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Codename 13 (Aurora Ribero) is just 17 years old but has already become a lethal assassin working for a shady organization, appropriately called, The Shadow. But when a job goes wrong, she’s suspended and exiled to Jakarta as there’s no tolerance for sloppy work in her field.
Connecting with her young neighbor Monji (Ali Fikry), 13 springs into action when a violent crime syndicate murders the boy’s mother and takes him hostage. Hellbent on locating her friend, she isn’t afraid to get her hands very dirty as she desperately looks for answers.
However, 13’s mission to save her only friend ultimately brings her into conflict with her mentor Umbra (Hana Malasan), and the very organization that trained her to be a killer.
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