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A SWAT team is sent into a densely populated, dilapidated apartment block in Jakarta to raid the hideout of a notorious drug lord. The mission quickly turns into a desperate fight for survival as the team becomes trapped and must battle their way through the building's dangerous inhabitants.

The Raid: Redemption received widespread critical acclaim, particularly for its groundbreaking action sequences, brutal fight choreography, and relentless pacing. It was hailed as a modern masterpiece of the action genre and revitalized interest in Indonesian cinema on the international stage.

• Visually stunning and adrenaline-fueled martial arts action.

• Incredibly intense and expertly choreographed fight scenes.

• A visceral and unremittingly brutal cinematic experience.

Google audience: Audiences overwhelmingly praised the film for its spectacular action and intense fight choreography, with many calling it one of the best action films of its decade. Some viewers found the plot to be thin, but the action compensated for any narrative shortcomings.

Won Best Film at the Toronto International Film Festival (Midnight Madness), and multiple awards at the Indonesian Film Festival including Best Director and Best Actor.

The film's intense fight choreography was developed by Yayan Ruhian and Iko Uwais, who also star in the film, and relied heavily on the Pencak Silat martial art.