Set only a short time after the first raid, Rama goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta and plans to bring down the syndicate and uncover the corruption within his police force. Gareth Evans, once again helms the sequel (and wrote the screenplay as well). Iko Uwais reprises his role as Rama. The film also stars Arifin Putra, Julie Estelle, Alex Abbad, Tio Pakusadewo, Oka Antara, and Cecep A. Rahman. The film also featured Japanese actors such as Ryuhei Matsuda, Kenichi Endo, and Kazuki Kitamura.
The concept for "Berandal" was actually initiated right after the release of Gareth Evans' 2009 movie "Merantau". "Berandal" (which is Indonesian for "thugs"), a large-scale prison gang film intended to star not only Merantau actors Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, and Donny Alamsyah, but also an additional pair of international fight stars. A teaser trailer was shot, but the project proved to be more complex and time consuming than they had anticipated. After a year and a half, Evans and the producers found themselves with insufficient funds to produce Berandal, so they changed to a simpler, but different story with a smaller budget. They called the project "Serbuan Maut (The Raid)". While developing "The Raid" in script form, Evans considered the idea of creating a link between it and the initial project, "Berandal". "The Raid 2: Berandal" promises that big action spectacle Evans' originally conceived. The film opens June 18 in Philippine cinemas.
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