Three And A Half Minutes Of Ass-Whup In The Promo For FIGHT: CITY OF DARKNESS

When director Gareth Huw Evans introduced star Iko Uwais to the world in Merantau it marked Indonesia's return to martial arts film after a roughly fifteen year absence. Indonesia had a proud tradition of action film for years but, sadly, that tradition dried up with the retirement of Barry Prima. But it looks like it's back now and coming on strong.

The Evans / Uwais combination are now hard at work on their second effort together, The Raid, while other directors and other fight teams look to get in on the action as well. And first out of the gate is director Lee Ngan Cheong and his upcoming Fight: City Of Darkness.

Shot on a Canon DSLR camera, Fight is the story of four young men - orphans who grew up together, becoming a sort of surrogate family - who are drawn into a fight to the death against a group of local gangsters. The plot is a fairly standard affair but what makes it stand out is the obvious talent these guys have on the fight side of things and the gritty style embraced by fight choreographer Shak Lap Fai. There are a couple of moments where the wire assist is more flagrant than it needs to be but, man, these guys take a pounding as well as anyone outside of Thailand.

A nearly four minute promo reel for Fight made an appearance at the Hong Kong Filmart and we're proud to present it now on ScreenAnarchy.