team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs.
With Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Donny Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian. Violence is very strong, with many highly skilled martial arts scenes, but also lots of shooting, stabbing, slicing, blood, gore, and death. The Raid: Redemption: Directed by Gareth Evans. Both films showcase the traditional Indonesian martial art Pencak Silat, with fight choreography led by Uwais and Yayan Ruhian. Parents need to know that The Raid 2 is the sequel to the ultra-violent Indonesian action film The Raid: Redemption, following the same lead character, who's now an undercover cop instead of a rookie. It was released in the United States on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 14 August 2012.Ī sequel, The Raid 2, was released in 2014.
The US release of the film features a film score composed by Mike Shinoda and Joseph Trapanese. The name of the film was changed to The Raid: Redemption in the United States as distributor Sony Pictures Classics could not secure the rights to the title it also allowed Evans to plan out future titles in the series. Synopsis After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.
In the film, an elite squad is tasked to infiltrate a high-rise building – run by a ruthless drug lord – located in the slums of Jakarta among them is Rama (played by Uwais), a rookie member of the team.Īfter its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), The Raid received positive reviews from critics.
The film stars Iko Uwais, who previously worked with Evans in another action film, Merantau, released in 2009. Released March 28th, 2014, 'The Raid 2' stars Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Tio Pakusadewo, Oka Antara The R movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 30 min, and received a user. 'The Deadly Raid') is a 2011 Indonesian action film written, directed and edited by Gareth Evans.