The Night Comes For Us

"In search of salvation, he'll make the city rain blood."

2018 2h 1m ID

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 857

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Synopsis

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After sparing a girl's life during a massacre, an elite Triad assassin is targeted by an onslaught of murderous gangsters.

“In search of salvation, he'll make the city rain blood.”

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Cast

Joe Taslim
Ito
Iko Uwais
Arian
Julie Estelle
The Operator
Sunny Pang
Chien Wu
Asha Kenyeri Bermudez
Reina
Abimana Aryasatya
Fatih
Zack Lee
'White Boy' Bobby
Revaldo
Yohan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Timo Tjahjanto
Writers: Timo Tjahjanto
Languages: Mandarin, English, French, Indonesian
Countries: Indonesia, United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Mandarin, English, French, Indonesian.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Indonesia, United States of America.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Timo Tjahjanto, shot by Gunnar Nimpuno. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Aria Prayogi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Arifin Cu'unk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Joe Taslim and Iko Uwais and Julie Estelle carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Timo Tjahjanto directs. Gunnar Nimpuno behind the camera. Aria Prayogi scores. Arifin Cu'unk cuts. Produced in Indonesia, United States of America. Dialogue in Mandarin, English, French, Indonesian.

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1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Mandarin, English, French, Indonesian.
4International production across 2 countries: Indonesia, United States of America.
5Directed by Timo Tjahjanto, shot by Gunnar Nimpuno. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Aria Prayogi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Arifin Cu'unk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Joe Taslim and Iko Uwais and Julie Estelle carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "In search of salvation, he'll make the city rain blood.".
10IMDB entry: tt6116856 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 10 themes, including "assassin", "gore", "chinese mafia", "elite unit".
12Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Gunnar Nimpuno
Original score: Aria Prayogi
Editing: Arifin Cu'unk
Production design: Iqbal Marjono
Sound: Hiroyuki Ishizaka
Stunt coordinator: Very Tri Yulisman
Runtime: 121 min · 2h 1m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,000,000
Original language: ID
Certification (US): NC-17
IMDB: The Night Comes For Us (2018)

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Gimly2019-01-20
★ 8/10
The Night Comes for Us features levels of gore not found anywhere else but your most gratuitous horror flicks, so if you can't handle that sort of thing, I suggest you give it a wide berth. If some blood and guts aren't an issue for you though, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHY ARE YOU SPENDING VALUABLE TIME READING THIS REVIEW THAT COULD BE SPENT WATCHING THE NIGHT COMES FOR US? Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite.
jw2023-09-29
★ 5/10
Even for this genre, X is exceptionally gory. And yes, over-the-top fights are what you expect as a viewer - and you get plenty of them here. But beyond that, what motivates the story? Why should a viewer sympathize with any character, why stick around except to see the next fight? This film actually has a very viable backstory for one of the main characters, and this is also shown in scenic flashbacks. But unfortunately it leaves it at that. What is the benefit of having the top bunch of Triad fighters wipe each other out (plus an estimated thousand mooks) remains unclear. What's all this about? What kind of plan, what strange intrigue is behind it? On the one hand, there was a lot of emotional drama built up for motivation, but unfortunately it falls completely flat. And Iko Uwais is kind of a star for this genre; and he is certainly a master of his martial arts. He also had the opportunity to act in this film; but if he can do that too, he hasn't shown it. So if you just want to see the very bloody fights, then you'll be well served here. (And the score would be 7/8 for that.) However, if you ask yourself afterwards: was this film worth your lifetime to have seen it? Then my judgement is: on the brink. You can skip seeing this without having missed anything.