The Raid (before the release: Invasion of Death) is a martial arts action film from Indonesia, directed by Gareth Evans and starring Iko Uwais. First published in the Toronto International Film Festival (Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF) 2011 as the opening film for the category of Midnight Madness, the critics and audiences praised the film as one of the films best action after so many years was awarded the Cadillac People's Choice Midnight Madness Award. 

 

 The election of this film to be screened at several international film festivals next, as Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (Ireland), Glasgow Film Festival (Scotland), Sundance Film Festival (Utah, USA), South by Southwest Film (SXSW, in Austin, Texas, USA), and the Busan Film Festival (South Korea), making it the first commercial film production of Indonesia's most successful on the world stage.

synopsis:At the heart of the slums of Jakarta stands an old apartment building that became the headquarters of the murderers and bandits hiding the world's most dangerous class. Until now, the rundown apartment block has been considered untouchable, even for the most courageous police officers though. Secretly under darkness and silence of dawn, an elite team of 20 police officers were assigned to the invaders to invade the apartment hiding to ambush famous drug kingpin who controls the building. But when an encounter with a scout to open their plans and news about the attacks they reach the kingpin of narcotics, the lights suddenly went out of the building and all the exits blocked. Stranded on the sixth floor and no way out, the special unit to fight against the worst criminals and ruthless to survive in the raid mission.

Starring:

•     Iko Uwais as Rama, a member of an elite police team invaders and the main character in the film.

•     Donny Alamsyah as Andi, right hand and brain Tama drug business, while brother Rama.

•     Rev. Pierre Gruno as Lieutenant, senior police who ordered the invasion operation.

•     Ray Sahetapy as Tama Riyadi, ruthless drug kingpin, the ruler of the apartment building and the main antagonist of the film.

•     Yayan Ruhian as Mad Dog ("mad dog"), the right hand and a skilled artisan arts at Tama High.

•     Joe Taslim as Sergeant Jake, the leader of the raid operation.

•     Tougher Satrya as Bowo, a member of an elite police team that stubborn invader.

•     Eka "Piranha" Rahmadia as the chin, a member of an elite police team invaders.

•     Verdi Solaiman as Budi, a member of an elite police team invaders.

•     Ananda George as Ari.