Underplayed Gems

The Night Comes for Us (2018)

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Original title
The Night Comes For Us
Directed by
Timo Tjahjanto
Genre
thriller film
Country
Indonesia
Runtime
2h 01m
Rated
NC-17
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 818 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A former enforcer for a crime syndicate rescues a young girl from his former employers. A rising gang member and many thugs are sent to kill them both.

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What happens

The Night Comes for Us is a 2018 Indonesian action thriller film written and directed by Timo Tjahjanto. It was originally conceived as a script and adapted into a graphic novel before finally being released as a film. In December 2014, Tjahjanto confirmed he was working with Indonesian artist hub Glitch Network to adapt his original script into comic form. The film stars Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Julie Estelle, Sunny Pang, Zack Lee and Shareefa Daanish. In the film, a former crime enforcer (Taslim) sets out to rescue a young girl from the crime syndicate, which later sends a rising gang prospect (Uwais) and legions of thugs to eliminate the enforcer and the young girl. The Night Comes for Us was premiered at Fantastic Fest on 22 September 2018. Four days later, it was announced that Netflix had acquired the distribution rights and the film was released worldwide on 19 October 2018 to positive reviews from critics with praise for its action sequences, direction, plot and cast performances, but criticized its excessive violence. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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