The original film released in 2012 was a slow burner on release that quickly became a cult classic by fans of the martial arts movie from Asia. It was also surprising to note that it was written and directed by Gareth Davies who hails from Hirwaun in South Wales. The sequel was an idea thrown around by the production crew after they failed to get funding a film called Berendal ("thugs" in Indonesian) and went for a simpler film which turned out to be The Raid. The success of the original film gave them the funding they required for a larger scale production on a more ambitious script.
The sequel literally follows straight on from the end of the first movie, Rama (Iko Uwais) having survived the apartment block goes undercover and looks to infiltrate the gang responsible in Jakarta. All whilst protecting his family from retribution for the previous events as he continues to uncover corruption in the police force. The Raid 2: Berendal is released in the UK on Friday 11th April (great day) and the trailer is embedded below:
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