Easily one of (if not the) best action movies released in released in recent years, The Raid was an Indonesian martial arts action movie written and directed by Welshman Gareth Evans (Merantau), and is soon to see its sequel (titled The Raid: Berendal abroad) released in UK cinemas, and by the looks of the stills, and The Raid 2 official trailers (now available to view below), it’s certainly not skimping on the action.
Once again written and directed by Evans, The Raid 2 (as it’s known here) will move out away from the single tower-block setting of the first movie, but begins a mere two hours after the events of the first film, and sees Rama (Iko Uwais) attempting to infiltrate a ruthless crime syndicate; stepping into a world of violence and corruption the likes of which he’s never seen.
After debuting at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and making its US release on March 28th, The Raid 2 will make its official UK release date on April 11th.
Matt Wheeldon – @TheMattWheeldon.
