Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- propulsive
- tense
- gritty
- action movie night
- martial arts double feature
What critics said
Limited available reception praises the film’s forceful fight choreography while finding its crime plot thin, generic, and clichéd.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bilal’s online gambling debt drives the central threat against Mega and her family.
Mega is a former martial arts athlete who directly faces the loan-shark network.
The film’s silat-based fights and The Raid-style choreography are identified as its strongest production feature.
Loan sharks use Bilal’s debt to threaten the safety of Mega’s family.
Films like Ikatan Darah, and why
The Raid
shared Indonesian martial arts action, criminal underworld conflict, and intense close-quarters fight choreography
The Night Comes for Us
shared Indonesian crime action, silat-influenced combat, gang violence, and propulsive pacing
Peppermint
shared female-led revenge action, family motivation, and confrontation with organized criminals
Movie Details
- Director
- Sidharta Tata
- Release Date
- 2026-04-30
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (10)
Cast
- Livi Ciananta
- Derby Romero
- Ismi Melinda
- Lydia Kandou
- Teuku Rifnu Wikana
- Abdurrahman Arif
- Rama Ramadhan
- Agra Piliang
- Rahmet Ababil
- Reza Nangin
Common questions
- What is Ikatan Darah about?
- A former silat athlete launches a bruising fight against loan sharks after her brother’s gambling debt puts their family in peril.
- What is Ikatan Darah like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ikatan Darah as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Ikatan Darah violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Ikatan Darah as moderate.
- What did critics think of Ikatan Darah?
- Limited available reception praises the film’s forceful fight choreography while finding its crime plot thin, generic, and clichéd.
- Which films are like Ikatan Darah?
- Films with a similar feel include The Raid, The Night Comes for Us, and Peppermint.
- How long is Ikatan Darah?
- Ikatan Darah runs 119 minutes.
