Something of a moviemaking miracle, it was an example of the kind of narrative economy only the best movies manage. The Raid: Redemption told the story of a squad of cops trying to arrest a drug kingpin holed up in an apartment building populated entirely by criminals. It was the best thing that could have happened. The follow-up was supposed to be an epic gangster drama, but Evans couldn’t raise the funds and decided to shoot something more contained instead. But while shooting one of the action scenes in an elevator between Uwais and a silat teacher, Yayan Ruhian, Evans had the idea to bring Ruhian on board for his next movie as a co-star and action choreographer. The action was energetic, Uwais had charisma to burn, and the story was fun exploitation fare. It was called Merantau and served as a calling card for both star and director. Back in 2009, Gareth Evans and a former cell-phone service technician, Iko Uwais, made a movie about silat, Indonesia’s martial art.
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