The Raid (Indonesian: Serbuan maut, lit.

 'The Deadly Raid') is a

2011[6] Indonesian action film written, directed and edited by Gareth Evans.
The film stars Iko Uwais, who previously worked with Evans in another action
film, Merantau, released in 2009. In the film, an elite squad is tasked to
infiltrate a high-rise building – run by a ruthless drug lord – located in the
slums of Jakarta; among them is Rama (played by Uwais), a rookie member of
the team.

After its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), The

Raid received positive reviews from critics.[7][8][9] The name of the film was
changed to The Raid: Redemption in the United States as distributor Sony
Pictures Classics could not secure the rights to the title; it also allowed Evans
to plan out future titles in the series.[10][11] The US release of the film features
a film score composed by Mike Shinoda and Joseph Trapanese. It was released
in the United States on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 14 August 2012. [12]
A sequel, The Raid 2, was released in 2014. Both films showcase the
traditional Indonesian martial art Pencak Silat, with fight choreography led by
Uwais and Yayan Ruhian. A third film was considered but The crew
wanted The Raid to be shot in a quasi-documentary style, that is, the camera
is handheld and without the use of Steadicam. To achieve that objective, they
shot the film in high-definition using Panasonic AF100 camcorder – which had
just recently come out of the market – and strayed from using film
format while shooting most action and fight sequences. In addition, the
camera was frequently attached to a Fig Rig to prevent most scenes from
being too jarring, and give the camera operator opportunities to change
angles and positions rapidly.[16]

All guns used in the film were Airsoft replicas, to avoid the costs associated
with having to deal with firearms. All the shots of the guns' actions cycling,
muzzle flashes and cases ejecting were added digitally. [16]

Editing[edit]
When filming concluded, about 120 minutes of footage was shot; Evans
originally intended it to be eighty to eighty-five minutes long. The footage was
eventually cut down to approximately 100 minutes. The final stages of post-
production took place in Bangkok, Thailand for the color grading and audio
mixing processes.[16]

Soundtrack[edit]
Main article:  The Raid: Redemption (soundtrack)

While the film was still in production, in May 2011, Sony Pictures Worldwide
Acquisitions acquired the distribution rights of the film for the US market and
tasked Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park and Joseph Trapanese to create a new
score.[21][22] The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film
Festival with the original score from the Indonesian version which was
composed by Aria Prayogi and Fajar Yuskemal, who also composed Evans's
previous film Merantau.[23][24] The Raid made its debut in the US with
Trapanese and Shinoda's version at Sundance 2012.[25]
Shinoda stated that his score was over 50 minutes and almost all
instrumental. After film production, he had room for two more songs, but did
not want to sing or rap, so he posted pictures of two music artists.
[26] Deftones/††† frontman Chino
Moreno guest performed "RAZORS.OUT",
which was leaked online on 16 March 2012,[27] as rap group Get Busy
Committee performed "SUICIDE MUSIC" for the film.[28]

Release[edit]
The film was marketed internationally through Celluloid Nightmares, a
partnership between US-based XYZ Films and France's Celluloid Dreams.
[29] Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions acquired the film's distribution rights
for the United States, Latin America and Spain,[30][31] revised the film score,
and changed the title to The Raid: Redemption for the US release. Distribution
rights to other countries were sold to Kadokawa Pictures for Japan, Koch
Media for Germany, Alliance Films for Canada, Momentum Pictures for the
United Kingdom, Madman Entertainment for Australia, SND HGC for China,
and Calinos Fil