Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows

Merantau

Play trailer Poster for Merantau R,  2009,  2h 14m,  Action/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Buy Now Watchlist - - 2 Reviews Tomatometer 62% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 2 Reviews 62% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
A young man from the countryside uses his skills in silat martial arts to survive the slave trade.
Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

Where to Watch

Merantau

Critics Reviews

View All (2) Critics Reviews
Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse When the fighting starts, the film takes a turn for the exciting, as Pencak Silat is a very impressive and violent style and Iko Uwais makes the most out of Ruhian's spectacular action choreography. Jan 19, 2020 Full Review Brian Orndorf BrianOrndorf.com In dire need of a tighter edit and a few smiles, Merantau is a bizarrely lethargic picture, great with violence, but a complete chore to sit through between the punches. Rated: C •  Jan 7, 2011 Full Review

Audience Reviews

View All (163) audience reviews
Sarfaraz A Gareth Huw Evans (The Raid franchise) wrote and directed this Indonesian martial arts and crime action drama. Iko Uwais (The Raid franchise) stars in his debut film. The film's title refers to a local custom in which a young boy is sent by his family to search for livelihood and confront the challenges of life in order to become a strong man. Yuda (Uwais) arrives in Jakarta to find work, where he encounters a sister, Astri (Sisca Jessica), and brother, Adit (Yusuf Aulia), who have been shunned by their parents. Astri works as a dancer at a club, while Adit begs or steals. Yuda saves Astri from her abusive manager, who eventually kidnaps her for his European bosses, who traffic women for prostitution and for raping. The film is Gareth's debut feature film, as well as their first collaboration. The film also stars Yayan Ruthian, who also appears in Gareth's The Raid franchise. As usual, there are long takes of fight scenes here, and unlike Gareth's subsequent films, which include violent and blows and fight scenes, these fight scenes are modest. Aside from the European actors, who appeared b-grade characters in the film, the remainder of the local Indonesian cast delivered good performances. The film's ending is somewhat disappointing, but that is all you can expect here. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/06/25 Full Review noah g iko uwais the goat tbh Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/24 Full Review
Merantau

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Merantau

View more videos

Movie Info

Synopsis A young man from the countryside uses his skills in silat martial arts to survive the slave trade.
Director
Gareth Evans
Producer
Ario Sagantoro
Screenwriter
Gareth Evans, Daiwanne Ralie
Production Co
Pt. Merantau Films
Rating
R (Strong Bloody Violence|Language)
Genre
Action, Drama
Original Language
Indonesian
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 29, 2011
Runtime
2h 14m
Most Popular at Home Now