The Raid: Redemption Opens in Limited Release Friday, March 23rd

The winner of the Midnight Madness Award at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, the Indonesian martial arts thriller The Raid: Redemption opens in limited release (New York and Los Angeles) this Friday, March 23rd, 2012. (It is also known by its original title, Serbuan maut and in some international markets as simply The Raid. According to the filmmakers, the word "Redemption" was later added to the title since it is anticipated that this is but the first in a series of "The Raid" films.)

In the film, a SWAT team arrives at a rundown apartment block with a mission to remove its owner, a notorious drug lord named Tama. The building has never been raided before, never been touched by police. Seen as a no go zone it has since become a sanctuary to killers, gangs, rapists and thieves seeking accommodation in the one place they know they cannot be touched. Making their move in the break of dawn the SWAT team work their way up the building under cover of silence. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and with news of their assault traveling to Tama in his penthouse suite the building is locked down with all lights out and all exits blocked. Stranded on the 6th floor the SWAT team must fight their way through every floor and every room not just to complete their mission … but to survive.

Directed by Gareth Evans from his own screenplay, The Raid: Redemption runs 101 minutes and is not rated.

Watch a trailer for the film below.