The Indonesian actioner, with its high-impact fighting and claustrophobic setting, was an unexpected triumph. Annabel Nugent speaks with Evans and lead star Iko Uwais about making a martial arts movie for the modern era
. The Jakarta-set 2009 actioner was Evans’s first ever professional venture and first collaboration with Uwais. It was a modest success that made little noise. After, Evans went about writing another film to showcase the brutal talents of his newfound leading man. “It was going to be about juvenile delinquents in a tough school, you know, borrowing from theplaybook,” recalls Evans, referencing the ultra-violent 2007 Japanese films based on Hiroshi Takahashi’s manga series.
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