Video Title: (Merantau Warrior Uk Dvd Release Trailer )
Video Duration: 1:06
From: SUNMONSTER
Category: Entertainment
"bloody, brutal, brilliant." combat magazine asia's newest martial arts action star, iko uwais, blasts on to the screen in merantau warrior, a rousing action-thriller that introduces western audiences to the rarely-seen on screen indonesian martial art of silat, an incredible combination of strikes, joint manipulation, bladed weapons, throws and animal-derived fighting techniques that take hand-to-hand combat into a whole new realm. echoing the visceral thrills of recent martial arts hits such as 'ong bak' and 'chocolate', merantau warrior unleashes a fresh new wave of asian filmmaking that has been hailed by harry knowles at aincoolnews as "non-stop awesome' and by john mosby of impact magazine as "jaw-droppingly good... on a par with bourne." written and directed by welsh-born gareth evans footsteps, merantau warrior stars iko uwais as yuda, a young farmer and skilled silat pracioner from minangkabau in west sumatera. following a centuries old tradition, yuda is about to embark on his 'merantau', a rite of page that requires him to leave his home and family to make a name for himself in the wider world. he heads for the bustling city of jakarta, where he immediately finds himself homeless, jobless and alone. a chance run-in with a juvenile street thief, adit, leads yuda to an encounter in which he is compelled to defend adit's elder sister, astri, from a violent situation involving her abusive employer, johni, and his henchmen. unknown to yuda, johni ltbgt...lt bgt
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