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The Raid Redemption

1 Ruthless Crime Lord.

20 Elite Cops.

30 Floors of Chaos.

About

As a rookie member of an elite special-forces team, Rama (Iko Uwais) is instructed to hang back during a covert mission involving the extraction of a brutal crime lord from a rundown fifteen-story apartment block. But when a spotter blows their cover, boss Tama (Ray Sahetaphy) offers lifelong sanctuary to every killer, gangster and thief in the building in exchange for their heads. Now Rama must stand in for the team’s fallen leader Jaka (Joe Taslim) and use every bit of his fighting strength – winding through every floor and room to complete the mission and escape with his life.

In 2007, director Gareth Huw Evans traveled to Indonesia to work on a documentary about the largely unfilmed martial art of Pencak Silat. As he shot, capturing the movements and styles of some of the grand masters of the art, he realized the untapped cinematic potential of what he was seeing.

One student in particular, a truck driver for an Indonesian telecom company named Iko Uwais, seemed to perfectly embody the idea that Evans was hatching.

“At first glance, he seems to be this quiet, shy, humble guy. But then he starts doing Silat and he completely transforms. What sets Iko apart is that he has a very solid understanding of what he looks like when he performs Silat. There is an aesthetic to it, where it is technically proficient, but there’s also something stylized about it – something cool.”

The director approached Uwais, and explained that he was set to return to Wales, but he promised to return so they would make martial arts films together. “He kind of was just saying ‘yeah, yeah’, not really believing a word I was saying,” laughs Evans. “But six months down the line we were back and in pre-production on Merantau.”

The film took its name from a centuries old Indonesian rite-of-passage. In the film, Uwais portrayed ‘Yuda’, a skilled practioner of Silat that leaves his family’s rural farm for a pilgrimage to the streets of Jakarta. There he becomes embroiled in a conflict between an innocent girl and the human trafficers that would sell her into slavery.

Merantau played to critical acclaim at film festivals around the globe – immediately building an interest in both Pencak Silat and a cinematic reteaming of Evans and Uwais. Through his new company – Merentau Films – Evans spent much of 2009 trying to gather financing for a project called Berandal – a thriller about a young Jakartan policeman named ‘Rama’- caught in a web of violence and intrigue in the criminal underworld. As delays piled up while waiting for investors, Evans conceived a daring Plan B: a prequel story that served to introduce Uwais as ‘Rama’ – but one that could be realistically financed by keeping the character confined to a single location.

Evans had long been a fan of such thrillers as Die Hard and Assault on Precinct 13 – films that used a single building for unyielding cinematic geography while creating feature-length tension. Evans and his partners at Merantau Films were quickly able to secure full funding for his stripped down vision, organizing the Indonesian production, promotion and distribution of the film – while partnering with XYZ Films as Executive Producers, allowing them to handle all International sales through their genre division, Celluloid Nightmares.

Rounding out the list of Executive Producers was Todd Brown, who had worked with Evans and Company on the release of Merantau – with Brown steering the film’s festival screenings and North American sales. When Evans was still in the planning stages of THE RAID: REDEMPTION, Brown was already in close communication regarding the tone of the film and marketing ideas.

“I remember very clearly when I realized that Uwais and Evans had found a special kind of chemistry,” recalls Brown. “It’s the kind that you are lucky to see every ten or fifteen years, if at all. I leapt at the chance to be involved with that first effort and then again with THE RAID: REDEMPTION. As far as I’m concerned I›ll be present to help Evans and Uwais in any way I can in any future projects as well.”

THE RAID: REDEMPTION provided a unique showcase for the choreography of Uwais and his Merantau collaborator Yayan Ruhian – allowing fight scenes that featured numerous combatants, distinct physical spaces and diverse weaponry as well as a full range of martial arts:

“We had always planned to introduce different fighting styles in the film,” says Evans. “To have every character be a practitioner of Silat is not only illogical, but can also become boring, limiting the techniques on display. We wanted to explore how different martial arts disciplines could clash against each other, like a game of chess, and see how each could overcome the strengths and weaknesses of their opponents.”

Months earlier, the director had been contacted via Facebook by Indonesian Judo champion Joe Taslim. His message congratulated Evans on the success of Merantau and the impact it would have on action films from that point forward. “I introduced myself as a Judo athlete and actor,” said Taslim. “I mentioned how I wanted to be involved in his next project, but I didn’t really expect to be taken seriously – not through Facebook. I was so surprised and excited when I got a reply.”

Initially, Evans had concerns about filling the role of ‘Jaka›, the Commander of the Special Forces unit who has a high level of discipline, professionalism and compassion towards the members of his force. The role required an equal balance of both acting and martial arts skills – but after Taslim’s audition – all of Evan’s concerns were put to rest.

“He just proved very natural with it,” says Evans. “He brought so much to the role. And with his Judo background, it would have been a dumb move on our part not to incorporate that in the choreography with his fight against our villain, ‘Mad Dog’. We had already established the groundwork for how the fight would play out, but then during practice sessions with Joe we’d start tailoring the fight to suit his strengths. We’d strip away at the Silat elements and play up to his upper body strength and his ability to quickly adapt, grapple and throw. Judo and Silat are two very different martial arts disciplines so it made for a fascinating duel with two masters going head to head in a fight to the death.”

For Co-Choreographer Ruhian, taking on the role of ‘Mad Dog’ and working with Taslim as a sparring partner was an unprecedented opportunity. The character, as written, is a psychotic killing machine – whose intense physicality makes him the most dangerous character in the film. While the fight between ‘Mad Dog’ and ‘Jaka’ comes comparatively early in the story – it is perhaps the films most pivotal sequence – establishing the severity of the situation that ‘Rama’ has found himself in.

“The choreography for that sequence is quite interesting,” says Ruhian. “I have a comparatively small body while Joe is a professional Judo athlete with a much bigger body mass. We tried to make it as exciting and dangerous as possible. All the throws, kicks and punches are based on real moves. No gimmicks, no tricks. It’s meant to be a thrilling fight between two killing fighters. We spent a great deal of time together, working to get it just right.”

“The best action movie in decades!”
—Twitchfilm
“Jaw dropping, breathtaking and phenomenal.”
—John Lopez, Huffington Post
“Designed to make the audience gasp, and then cheer.”
—Noel Murray, Onion AV Club

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WINNER Audience Choice Midnight Madness Award Toronto Film Festival

Official Selection SXSW Film Festival

Official Selection MOMA ND/NF Film Festival

Official Selection Sundance Film Festival

“Holy crap, it’s amazing! Everything you’ve heard about it? True!
—Jen Yamato, Moviefone
“Relentless — and relentlessly exciting! It’s second to no film.
—Tood Gilchrist, Indiewire

Cast & Crew

Iko Uwais or Uwais Qorny, was born in Jakarta on February 12, 1983. Uwais began his studies of Pencak Wilat when he was 5 years old and he continued to practice until he became a professional athelete. In 2003, he reached 3rd place in Competition among Pencak Silat schools in Jakarta. In 2005, he won Best Single Performer at the Pencak Silat Festival. He traveled to the United Kingdom, Russia, and Aljerbaizan in 2005 as one of the members of the professional team to introduce Pencak Silat. In 2007 and 2008, he traveled to Cambodia and France with the team.

In 2007, Iko met Gareth Huw Evans while demonstrating Silat for a documentary on the martial art. One year later, Uwais and Evans teamed up for Merantau, a drama/action movie featuring West Sumatra’s distinct Pencak Silat style “Silat Harimau” (Tiger-style Silat). This was Iko’s debut film not only as an actor, but also as a fight choreographer. After the movie’s successful theatrical release in 2009, Iko became Merantau Films’ in-house choreographer. He continued to work with Merantau Films to develop their slate, including serving as fight choreographer with Yayan Ruhian on THE RAID: REDEMPTION. The film introduces the character of ‘Rama,’ an idealist special forces policeman intent upon taking down corruption in all its forms. Later this year, Merantau Films will go into production on Berandal, which will delve further into the background of the character.

Yayan Ruhian was born in Tasikmalaya (West Java) on October 19. 1968. He found his passion in Pencak Silat and other martial arts, becoming a professional martial arts instructor. Ruhian is also known as an instructor of an inner breathing technique designed to condition of the body to withstand any impact. In 1988, he began teaching at Perguruan Silat Tenaga Dasar Indonesia (Inner Breathing Technique Silat School in Indonesia). During his term as an instructor he traveled regularly to teach in different cities and abroad.

Ruhian was a member of a demonstration team who performed at Festival des Arts Martiaux de Paris Bercy in Paris, France, while also participating at Institude Judo Paris in France to showcase Silek Minang (West Sumatra – Minang-style Silat.)

In 2008, Ruhian was hired as one of the choreographers for Merantau as a specialist in both Silat Harimau and Silat Minang. While casting the role of Eric, Gareth was unable to find an actor who would handle both the acting and fighting required for the role. Ruhian auditioned and won the co-starring role.

After Merantau’s success Yayan became Merentau Films’ in house choreographer along with Iko Uwais. In 2010, Ruhian continued this collaboration, serving as both co-choreographer and co-star of Gareth Huw Evans third narrative feature, THE RAID: REDEMPTION.

Johanes Taslim (Joe) was born in Palembang on July 23, 1981. Taslim discovered his passion for the martial art of Judo training at a young age, leading to a career as a professional Judo athlete. Among the many championship tournaments he participated in were the South East Asia Judo Championship in Singapore in 1999 (Gold Medal), SEA Games in 2007 (Bronze Medal) and the National Olympics in 2008 (Gold Medal). He also served as reigning champion from 1999 -2009 in the National Championship.

Aside from his career in Judo, Taslim has also been active as a model and actor who has appeared in several Indonesian feature films: Karma (2008) and Rasa (2009). In 2010, Joe auditioned and won the role of ‘Jaka’ in THE RAID: REDEMPTION after series of impressive screen fight audition and readings.

Born on December 7, 1978, Doni Alamsyah is a well known Indonesian film actor. Alamsayah has had a strong interest in martial arts since childhood when he saw his father teaching Silat Cimande, one of the many styles of Pencak Silat. Alamsyah has experience with multiple forms of martial arts, including Pencak Silat, Karate, Aikido, Muay Thai, Boxing, Wrestling, Wing Chun and assorted military martial arts. As an action star he is committed to performing his own actions scenes and stunts in all films he appears in.

Despite an early talent for computer programming, Alamsayah’s acting talent led him to a career as an actor. In 2005, he made his feature film debut in Gie and since then he has appeared in a number of Indonesian feature films such as 9 Naga (2006), Sang Dewi (2007), Fiksi (2008), Takut: Faces of Fear (2008), Drupadi (2008), Merah Putih (2009), Merantau (2009), Minggu Pagi Di Victoria Park (2010), Darah Garuda (2010), and Hati Mederka (2011). THE RAID: REDEMPTION marks his second feature with Merantau Films and director Gareth Huw Evans.

Ray Sahetapy is a well-known and award-winning actor in Indonesia. He completed his studies at the Institute of Arts in Jakarta in the 1970’s and began an acting career in the 1980’s. In 1989, he was awarded Best Actor by FFI (Festival Film Indonesia) for his performance in Noesa Penida (1988), directed by Galeb Husen. Ray was nominated for Best Actor at FFI seven times between 1985 and 1990.

In the 1990’s, when the Indonesian film industry was going through critical times, Ray established a theatre school. His dedication and love for Indonesian arts and craftsmanship led him to become head of The Association of Artists and Craftsmen (Perhimpunan Seniman Nusantara).

In 2006, Ray came back to cinema screens in Dunia Mereka, directed by Lasja Fauzia. In 2010, Ray was selected by director Gareth Huw Evans to play the role of ‘Tama’ the drug lord, in THE RAID: REDEMPTION.

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Gareth Huw Evans
Ario Sagantoro
R. Maya Barack-Evans
Irwan D. Mussry
Nate Bolotin
Todd Brown
Daiwanne P. Ralie
Matt Flannery
Dimas Imam Subhono
Iko Uwais
Yayan Ruhian
Gareth Huw Evans
Moti D. Setyanto
Mike Shinoda
Joseph Trapanese
Iko Uwais
Joe Taslim
Doni Alamsyah
Yayan Ruhian
Pierre Gruno
Ray Sahetapy
Tegar Satrya
Iang Darmawan
Eka “Piranha” Rahmadia
Verdi Solaiman
Alfridus Godfred
Rully Santoso
Melkias Ronald Torobi
Johanes Tuname
Sofyan Alop
R. Iman Aji
Ananda George
Yusuf Opilus
Mus Danang Danar Dono
Sunarto
Hanggi Maisya
Zaenal Arifin
Abraham Joshua B. Sitompul
Aji Setiyanto
Fachrudin Midun
Ardiansyah Putra
Engelius Rumbindi
Bastian Riffanie
Aliusman
Yandi “Piranha” Sutisna
Hengky Solaiman
Fikha Efendi
Rama Ramadhan
Ubay Dillah
Taufik Arrahman
Acip Sumardi
Muhammad Yazid
Saifan Nur
Umi Kulsum
Fiqih Hardana Yuanza
Dafa Sikumbang
Eka Aprilyana
Ali Nurkoto
Achmad Supriatno
Muhammad Yusuf
Nur Wahyu Santosa
Dedy Djunaedi
Setiarno
Sahlianto
Tuhen
Dedy Murphy
Very Tri Yulisman
Dedi Irawan
Andry Ganda Wijaya
Hekmadiah
Mardiyono Sulaiman
Ade Sudiarto
Safaringga
Sandi Suandi
Jhon Hendri
Sutarso
Dedy Supriadi
Haikun
Suharyanto Priyoaji
Ahmad Ramadhan
Wawan
Halim Mubarroq
Henriza Tamara
Udeh Putralaga
Ahmad Syarifundi
Rachmat Maulana Fajar
Rahmad Idayad
Elvin
Gusmal Mirson
Julfajri Hidayat
Novi Rahmat Hidayat
Muhammad Abduh
Machris Julian Iskandar
Machtrein Muchram
Muhammad Irvan
Saat Arrohim
Muhammad Abdillah
Hengky Maukar
Abi Cancer
A. Ariyanto
M. Aslam
Eko Kunianto
Ahmad Basuni
Mulyadi Marlon
Abdul Majid
Ibnu Anas
Wijanarko
Aloysius Pien
Azri Abon
Acong Susanto B. Sugiono
Hartono Tejokusumo
Kemoks Alfarez
Achmad Alwi Sobari
Gregorius Ludony
Danang Kasianto
Wempo Stanly Renyaan
Rico
Dovan
Domnggus Uskono
Emanuel Y. Ceufin
Antonio Dosantos
Adhi Permana
A. Amarudin
Rendra
M. Rizal
Ardi MG.
Esa W. Sie
Sahlianto Alfridus
Iwan Hariyandi
Harry Karmus
Indra Mulyana
Victoria
Amam Dharmawan Santoso
Adilof Firdaus
Aji Muslim
Sutarno
Muhammad Nimin
Adi Nurahman
Rizal

Filmmakers

Welsh born writer/director Gareth Huw Evans began his filmmaking career in 2006 with his feature film debut Footsteps, released in the US through extreme cinema label Unearthed Films in 2007.

Following up on Footsteps, he was hired to direct a documentary for Christine Hakim Films in Indonesia entitled Land of Moving Shadows: The Mystic Arts of Indonesia, Pencak Silat. The documentary was planned as one part of a five-episode series covering the cultural heritage of Indonesia. With his particular episode revolving around Silat, the production would introduce to him the many traditions and cultural themes that made up his second feature, Merantau, as well as its lead actor Iko Uwais.

Based in Jakarta, Indonesia since 2008, Gareth wrote, edited and directed Merantau with the idea of bringing the Indonesian martial art of Silat to international attention. With a successful string of film festival screenings, Merantau went on to be selected as the closing film of PIFAN 2009 (Puchon International Festival of Fantastic Films), was the winner of an Audience Choice Award at Fantastic Fest (Austin, Texas) and was awarded Best Film at 2010’s inaugural ActionFest in North Carolina.

THE RAID: REDEMPTION marks the 2nd collaboration of director Gareth Huw Evans and star Iko Uwais. The project is planned as the first of a trilogy of films surrounding its main character, Rama, to be seen next in the undercover cop / gangster sequel Berandal.

Director of Photography Matt Flannery has been a good friend of Gareth Huw Evans’ since attending University together. Since then, they have worked together on several independent film projects which they self-funded and self-produced with a minimal crew and minimal budget. In 2007, Evans was hired as the director for a documentary film in Indonesia and Flannery joined his team as director of photography. Not long after in 2008, the duo worked together on their feature film Merantau. With such a keen eye for beautiful and creative cinematography, Flannery topped the list when Evans was crewing up for THE RAID: REDEMPTION. He is currently based in the United States.

Managing Director of PT.Merantau Films, R. Maya Barack-Evans began her collaboration with Gareth Huw Evans in 2002 as a Japanese script translator for his short film Samurai Monogatari. In 2007, Gareth was commissioned to direct a documentary film about Pencak Silat, Land of Moving Shadows: The Mystic Arts of Indonesia, Pencak Silat. Barack-Evans was hired as assistant director and production manager/coordinator. During the six months process of making this documentary, both Evans and Barack-Evans traveled throught West Java and West Sumatra to learn the arts and tradition of Pencak Silat.

The research trip for the documentary inspired Evans with an idea for a feature film. Barack-Evans continued her research and ultimately contributed it to the feature film, Merantau. In 2008, PT. Merantua Films was established and Maya was named Managing Director and Executive Producer of the company.

After the success of their first feature film, Barack-Evans set out to gather funding for their second feature film - Berandal. However, the project was scrapped due to high budget, leaving Evans to develop a different feature film idea – Serbuan Maut – later known as THE RAID: REDEMPTION. With the finished treatment in hand, Barack-Evans met with Irwan Mussry who had shown interest in producing a feature film by Merantau Films, leading to the two of them serving as Co-Executive Producers for THE RAID: REDEMPTION.

Irwan D. Mussry was born in Surabaya on November 15, 1962. He completed his studies in 1983 from California State University, Los Angeles, where he majored in Business, before returning to Indonesia to pursue a lifelong passion of sharing the world of luxury with the people of Indonesia.

An avid watch enthusiast, he has planted his roots and established the leading Indonesian watch company Time International, serving as both President & CEO, while overseeing a team of over 300 employees. Not only is he passionate about luxury retail and the fine art of providing customers with what they need, but he also takes pride in building the brand for the Indonesian market.

In his spare time, he enjoys arts, music and film, and is a firm believer that family takes precedence over all else.

As the Indonesian film industry began to grow in the 1990’s, Mussry began to look for the right film project to support. Mussry was first introduced to R. Maya Barack-Evans, executive producer of Merantau, in 2009. After seeing the film’s international success, Mussry was convinced that collaboration on the company’s second feature film, THE RAID: REDEMPTION, would be the perfect film project on which to make his producing debut.

THE RAID: REDEMPTION is my first venture in the film industry, but with all the success that the film has achieved, I am sure it will not be my last” said Mussry.

Todd Brown has been a major supporter of Merantau Films since its debut production of Merantau in 2008. At the time Todd was involved as the film’s festival run as coordinator and representative for North American territory for distribution. Todd Brown is the founder and editor of internationally-focused film website, twitchfilm.com. He is also the director of international programming for Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas (www.fantasticfest.com). Additionally, Brown is a partner at LA based production company XYZ Films – Merantau Films’ partner for THE RAID: REDEMPTION and the head of acquisitions for international sales company Celluloid Nightmares.

Nate Bolotin is a founding partner in XYZ FILMS, an LA-based film production and sales company that includes partners Nick Spicer, Aram Tertzakian and Todd Brown. Kyle Franke serves as the company’s Head of Development.

XYZ’s production slate consists of both mainstream American “studio” fare and internationally financed independent films, several of which were cultivated from an exclusive one-year partnership with Time Inc. (the publisher of such magazines as Time, Fortune, People, Sports Illustrated and Life). With a strong focus on international markets, XYZ is producing several pictures in foreign territories - both in English and local languages. For example in 2010, XYZ produced the Colombia-set, Spanish language thriller Saluda Al Diablo De Mi Parte, starring Edgar Ramirez (Carlos) of which Nate Bolotin served as Executive Producer. In early 2012, XYZ starts production on Prague-set horror-actioner Frankenstein’s Army, being directed by Dutch filmmaker Richard Raaphorst.

On the American side, the slate of projects Bolotin is involved with as a producer features a heist film with Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan) and a crime thriller with Ric Roman Waugh (Felon) set up at Participant Media. XYZ is also working closely with Fox-based Davis Entertainment on several remake properties including a supernatural thriller being financed by Universal with Gary Shore directing and Nathan Parker (Moon) writing.

On the sales side, XYZ partnered with French international sales outfit, Celluloid Dreams, in May of 2010 to expand the fledgling genre label, Celluloid Nightmares of which Bolotin oversees day-to-day sales activities. On behalf of XYZ, he also handles 20-25 films a year for domestic sales representation at top tier film festivals across a variety of genres.

Bolotin, alongside Act 4 Entertainment and The Collective, is also producing the live stage musical adaptation of the acclaimed novel American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis which is aiming for its first live production in early 2012.

Prior to XYZ Films, Bolotin was a senior executive in Beverly Hills-based entertainment firm The Collective in the film finance and sales department. During his tenure he acquired and helped grow the website/company Bloody-Disgusting.com into the #1 horror entertainment destination online.

Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Bolotin earned bachelor degrees in Economics and Film Studies from UC Santa Barbara and an MFA at UCLA’s Producers Program.

Mike Shinoda is a songwriter, performer, record producer and visual artist. He recently added composer to his list, collaborating with Joseph Trapanese on the action film, THE RAID: REDEMPTION.

Shinoda is best known for his vocal and musical endeavors with two-time Grammy Award®-winning, multi-platinum alternative band Linkin Park. The band has sold over 45 million albums to date, and recently completed their A Thousand Suns World Tour, which travelled through 5 continents, 30 countries and played in front of over a million fans.

Shinoda oversees the band’s online efforts, including linkinpark.com and Facebook.com/LinkinPark, which currently boasts over 36 million followers – the biggest band page on Facebook.

Shinoda graduated with a B.F.A. in Illustration from Art Center College of Design in 1998, and received an honorary doctorate of humane letters in 2009. He has a hand in most artistic facets of Linkin Park’s artwork and imagery, including art for the band’s albums, merchandise, web, and stage.

In 2005, Shinoda and his bandmates founded Music for Relief, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to victims of natural disasters and the prevention of such disasters. Since its inception, MFR has raised over 5 million dollars for multiple victims across 4 continents. The organization was recently recognized by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon for their Download to Donate program to raise funds and awareness in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake.

Joseph Trapanese is a Los Angeles based composer, arranger, orchestrator and producer of music for film, television, multimedia, theater and concerts.

Alongside Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, he co-composed the score for Sony Pictures Classics’ action film THE RAID: REDEMPTION, winner of the Toronto Film Festival’s Midnight Madness Award.

He also collaborated with Daft Punk for two years on the critically-acclaimed soundtrack for Walt Disney Pictures’ Tron: Legacy.

Currently, he is composing the music for Disney XD’s animated series Tron: Uprising, set to premiere in 2012. Released in October 2011, M83’s ambitious double LP Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (called “sumptuously arranged” by Pitchfork and named one of its top albums of 2011) includes Joseph’s orchestrations on five original tracks.

His work can be heard in Showtime’s Dexter, Universal Pictures’ Fast Five, and Sony Picture Television’s original web series The Bannen Way, in addition to Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, What Happens in Vegas, Burn Notice, and Traitor.

Trapanese also remains active composing and producing music for concerts, recitals, off-Broadway plays, and other live performances.