The Raid (The Raid)
Special Screening
Synopsis
An elite SWAT team is tasked with raiding a derelict apartment building inhabited by gangsters in the heart
of Jakarta’s slums. Their mission is to take down a notorious drug lord. When a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover, the power is cut off and all exits are blocked. Stranded on the 6th floor, the unit must fight their way through the city’s worst criminals to survive their mission.
About the Directors
Welsh born Gareth Huw Evans has an M.A. in Scriptwriting for Film and Television from the University of Glamorgan. His debut feature was “Footsteps” (2006). Based in Jakarta, since 2008, he wrote, directed and edited “Merantau” (2009) to bring the Indonesian martial art of Silat to
a global audience. “The Raid” (2011) marks his second collaboration with action star Iko Uwais.
Credits
- Director
- Gareth Huw Evans
- Screenwriter
- Gareth Huw Evans
- Producer
- Ario Sagantoro
- Executive Producer
- Rangga Maya Barack-Evans, Irwan D. Mussry, Nate Bolotin, Tobb Brown
- Music
- Fajar Yuskemal, Aria Prayogi
- Cinematographer
- Matt Flannery, Dimas Imam Subhono
- Sales Company
- XYZ Films
- Distributor
- The Festival Agency
- Cast
- Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Doni Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno, Ray Sahetapy, Tegar Satrya