A young mother is drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse when her husband convinces her to become a contract killer for the government, but when the cartel brutally takes his life and kidnaps her children, she embarks on a fierce and relentless vigilante mission to rescue her kids, at any cost.

SYNOPSIS:

WHY THIS WOULD MAKE A GREAT MOVIE: This isn’t fiction—it’s based on the true story of a mother who went to the ends of the earth for her children. Shabu is more than a drug war—it’s a mother’s war for survival. Set in a Philippine shantytown gripped by poverty, government corruption, and state-sanctioned killings, this is a raw, unflinching portrait of life at the edge. At its heart is Aimee—a mother, a fighter, a woman who refuses to break. This film is about the power of women in chaos, the strength of family in a system built to destroy it, and the fight to stay human in an inhumane world. Gritty, urgent, and true--Shabu demands to be seen now.

COMPARABLES:

COLOMBIANA

TAKEN

THE RAID: REDEMPTIO

PITCH:

A gritty, high-stakes thriller that combines heart-pounding action with a powerful, emotional journey of survival.

Shabu follows Aimee, a young mother living in a poverty-stricken Philippine shantytown ravaged by a devastating drug epidemic centered around a dangerous methamphetamine, known as Shabu. Aimee’s husband, Jeff Ryan, a retired American veteran, works as a contract killer, eliminating drug dealers to support his family.

When a hit is ordered on a target that only a woman can get close enough to eliminate, Jeff turns to the only person he knows—his wife, Aimee. Reluctantly, Aimee agrees to take on the mission. But after completing the hit, Aimee goes beyond the call of duty and executes an unsanctioned assassination of a cruel drug dealer she has seen regularly brutalizing a helpless neighbor. This act of defiance sets off a chain reaction, making Aimee and her family the primary targets of a powerful and vengeful criminal organization.

Now, Aimee must fight for the survival of her family in what becomes a brutal battle of life and death. The stakes couldn’t be higher, and as Aimee navigates the dark underworld of violence and revenge, she’ll need to confront not only the criminals after her but also the darkness she never expected to find within herself.

Shabu is a character-driven thriller that explores the lengths a mother will go to protect her family. It is a story of survival, redemption, and the complex nature of morality in a world where right and wrong are constantly in question.