Picking up hours after the first film, Rama goes undercover inside Jakarta's criminal underworld to root out corruption that goes all the way up - a job that takes him from prison-yard brawls to a kitchen fight that's become one of the most studied action sequences of the decade. Iko Uwais returns in The Raid 2, with director Gareth Evans expanding everything about the original: bigger scope, more factions, and pencak silat choreography pushed to a level few action films have matched since. Critics who thought the first Raid couldn't be topped were mostly proven wrong - this one's brutal, gorgeously shot, and considerably more ambitious in its storytelling than a film this violent has any obligation to be. Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com said to believe the hype, calling it as exciting as you've heard, while Grady Hendrix of Film Comment Magazine described it as faster and more brutal than anything else on the market. Asia Cine-Club: The Raid 2 (2014, Indonesia) Tuesday, October 13 | Doors: 6PM | Film: 8PM | TicTic, Phnom Penh Free Entry & Popcorn - Arrive early for sofa, bed, or beanbag seating.
