Merantau & Merah Putih - Gift for Indonesia!

this august, Indonesia will have two great local movie, full with Hollywood's touch: Merantau and Merah Putih! Merantau will released on august 6th and Merah Putih on 13th. You should watch both of it!

Merantau: Story and Directed by GH Evans/Lead Actor: introducing Iko Uwais: Former National Champion of Pencak Silat/Special Appareance: Cristine Hakim/Production: Merantau Film-Indonesia/Released: August 6th/Available at: theatre networks of 21 and Blitzmegaplex. Indonesia.
Synopsis: In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his "Merantau" a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him leave the comforts of his idyllic farming village and make a name for himself in the bustling city of Jakarta. After a series of setbacks leave Yuda homeless and uncertain about his new future, a chance encounter results in him defending the orphaned Astri from becoming the latest victim of a European human trafficking ring led by the wildly psychotic, Ratger and his right-hand man Lars. With Ratger injured in the mêlée and seeking both his "merchandise" and bloody retribution, Yuda's introduction to this bustling city is a baptism of fire as he is forced to go on the run with Astri and her younger brother Adit as all the pimps and gangsters that inhabit the night hound the streets chasing their every step. With escape seemingly beyond their grasp, Yuda has no choice but to face his attackers in an adrenaline charged, jaw-dropping finale. Written by PT. Merantau Films

Synopsis: MERAH PUTIH, the first film of the Freedom Trilogy, a three-film co-production by PT Media Desa Indonesia, owned by Hashim Djojohadikusumo, and international film production company Margate House, Ltd., owned by Rob Allyn and Jeremy Stewart. Set against a historically authentic backdrop of Indonesia’s struggle for independence in 1947 during the Van Mook offensive into the heart of republican territory in Central Java, MERAH PUTIH tells the story of a fictional band of freedom fighters who bond together as cadets to survive a massacre, fighting on as guerrilla soldiers to become true children of the nation, despite their sharp conflicts and deep differences in social class, ethnicity, geographic origin, religion and personality.
In the cast, there are: Lukman Sardi, Darius Synathrya, Donny Alamsyah.
MERAH PUTIH will be released national wide in theatre starting August 13th, 2009 at theatre networks of 21 and Blitzmegaplex.

Sounds great, right?
So, you better watch it!
See ya at the theatres!