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The Raid 2 (2014)

Following directly after the events of the original action-thriller film, The Raid 2 sees protagonist Rama sent deep into the heart of the underworld following a death that hits close to home. Rama heads undercover to uncover the corruption of the police department from within the various criminal families in Jakarta. 

The Raid 2
R
Action
Crime

Director
Gareth Evans
Release Date
March 24, 2014
Studio(s)
Sony
Distributor(s)
Sony
Cast
Kazuki Kitamura , Kenichi Endo , Ryuhei Matsuda , Iko Uwais
Writers
Gareth Evans
Runtime
150minutes
Franchise(s)
The Raid
prequel(s)
the raid
Budget
$4.5 million

Summary

Set hours after the events in the Jakarta slums (The Raid: Redemption), Officer Rama (Uwais) is asked to go undercover and infiltrate a deadly Jakarta crime syndicate, in order to uncover the corruption spreading through his own police.  

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