The Raid: Redemption
- Director
- Gareth Evans
- Release Date
- March 23, 2012
- Studio(s)
- Sony
- Distributor(s)
- Sony
- Cast
- Iko Uwais , Joe Taslim , Yayan Ruhian , Pierre Gruno , Ray Sahetapy
- Writers
- Gareth Evans
- Runtime
- 101 minutes
- Franchise(s)
- The Raid
- Sequel(s)
- The Raid 2
- Budget
- $1.1 million
Summary
In the slums of Jakarta, Indonesia, a squad of elite law enforcement officers are tasked with infiltrating a high-rise apartment building, to bring in the dangerous drug lord that runs the place.
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