The Raid
7.4/10
Rating
101 min
Runtime
2012
Release Year
Gareth Evans
Director
Cast
Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Donny Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno
Quick Synopsis
In the slums of Jakarta, a dilapidated apartment building serves as a secure hideout for dangerous criminals led by a notorious drug lord. An elite SWAT team is assigned to raid this location before dawn to capture the drug lord. However, their operation is compromised when a lookout spots them, alerting the criminals. In response, the building's power is cut and all exits are sealed, trapping the team on the sixth floor. With no way to escape, the officers must fight through heavily armed gang members to complete their mission and survive. The film stars Indonesian martial artist Iko Uwais.
Detailed Synopsis of The Raid
Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, the building's lights are cut and all the exits blocked. Stranded on the sixth floor with no way out, the unit must fight their way through the city's worst to survive their mission. Starring Indonesian martial arts sensation Iko Uwais.
