It also marks the acting debut of Yayan Ruhian, who, along with Uwais, Evans met while shooting for a documentary in Indonesia.

The film showcases the Minangkabau tradition of "Merantau", a rite of passage where a man leaves his home to pursue a career or gain experience outside of the village, a culture where inheritance is largely matriarchal.

It showcases Yuda who leaves his village in hopes of teaching Silat in Jakarta, only to be sidetracked as he attempts to save a girl from being kidnapped.

As part of the merantau (journeying) tradition, he leaves his home to seek a career outside his hometown.

- Indonesian version only) Yuda finds that the address where he was meant to stay has been torn down, leaving him homeless.

Astri explains how her parents abandoned her and Adit a few years ago, and how she has been taking care of them ever since.

Yuda goes alone to retrieve the money, but is attacked by several of Ratger's thugs sent to guard the building; he manages to defeat them all.

Ratger rapes Astri and takes her to the parking garage, leaving two guards to wait for the elevator.

The elevator opens and the two guards pull guns; Eric pushes Yuda to safety, before being killed in a hail of bullets.

Luc's death throws Ratger into a rage, and he viciously attacks Yuda, pinning him to a shipment container.

Yuda eventually gains the upper hand and defeats Ratger, but like Eric before, he decides not to kill him.

The film made its US debut at the Austin Fantastic Fest on 24 September 2009, where it was nominated for the Audience Award.

[6][7] The jury included the likes of Chuck Norris, Drew McWeeny of HitFix, Todd Brown of TwitchFilm, Devin Faraci of CHUD, and Colin Geddes of TIFF's Midnight Madness.

"[11] Mike Leeder of Impact Magazine expresses his excitement toward the film, saying that it "proves Indonesian action cinema can stand alongside the best of the rest of the world.