# The Raid (2012)

> A trapped SWAT officer fights through a Jakarta tower block where a drug lord's gang turns a police raid into a brutal vertical siege.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/65351

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Gareth Evans
- Cast: Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Donny Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno, Ray Sahetapy, Tegar Satrya, Iang Darmawan
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1899353/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: aggressive, claustrophobic, visceral, action movie night, martial arts double feature

## Synopsis

A relentless fight for survival unfolds in a high-rise filled with danger and chaos.

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