The Raid: Redemption is by far one of the most influential action films to come out of the 2010s, but revisiting it today unearths some unfortunate truths. Coming out of Indonesia, the daring martial arts film enthralled audiences upon its release in 2011, making a deserving star out of Iko Uwais, later appearing in The Expendables as well as a litany of other notable roles. Director Gareth Evans definitively proved himself as a careful action choreographer, crafting some of the most engaging fight scenes of the modern day martial arts genre while single-handedly popularizing the Indonesian martial art penack silat.

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