Sigh. On this side of the ocean our active politicians are prohibited from appearing in film and tv roles for fear that doing so may give them an unfair advantage over their rivals. And so no Governor Arnold appearing in the upcoming Terminator or Conan films, for which I shed a tear. But there are no such rules in the Philippines, apparently, where senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. is also one of the country's most popular action stars, headlining big budget fantasy picture Exodus just recently and with a string of high profile credits to his name. Revilla's latest is Resiklo, the largest budget Filipino film ever and one that obviously owes a major debt to a host of Japanese animated series. Yup, that's the Filipino senator piloting a giant robot death machine into battle. Just imagine how much more fun this could make debate sessions ...

2021, the not too distant future. Global devastation has been brought about by an alien invasion has left the whole planet in chaos. In the Philippines, a rag-tag group of survivors strives to survive in a secret sanctuary called “Paraiso”. Crisval Sarmiento, an ex-military colonel, is the reluctant leader who defends the whole compound from two threats. That of the “Mutanos,” mutated humans serving the insect like alien race (aptly called “Balangs” by the humans) and the alien invaders themselves. Crisval, together with other human survivors soon discover the real reason that the “Balangs” have invaded the planet earth… the conversion of humans to serve their needs. In order to survive, they must go up against a technologically-advanced alien race using robots they have engineered from recycled parts of derelict everyday machines and military components.

The trailer is embedded in the Twitch Video Player below, or hit the link for the official website.