The Night Comes for Us

The Night Comes for Us
Promotional release poster
Directed byTimo Tjahjanto
Written byTimo Tjahjanto
Produced by
  • Todd Brown
  • Nick Spicer
  • Kimo Stamboel
  • Timo Tjahjanto
  • Sukhdev Singh
  • Mike Wiluan
  • Wicky V. Olindo
Starring
CinematographyGunnar Nimpuno
Edited byArifin Cuunk
Music by
  • Fajar Yuskemal
  • Aria Prayogi
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • 22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) (Fantastic Fest)
  • 19 October 2018 (2018-10-19)
Running time
121 minutes[1]
CountryIndonesia
Languages

The Night Comes for Us is a 2018 Indonesian action thriller film written and directed by Timo Tjahjanto. It was originally conceived as a script and adapted into a graphic novel before finally being released as a film.[2][3] In December 2014, Tjahjanto confirmed he was working with Indonesian artist hub Glitch Network to adapt his original script into comic form.[4] The film stars Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Julie Estelle, Sunny Pang, Zack Lee and Shareefa Daanish.[5] In the film, a former crime enforcer (Taslim) sets out to rescue a young girl from the crime syndicate, which later sends a rising gang prospect (Uwais) and legions of thugs to eliminate the enforcer and the young girl.[5][6]

The Night Comes for Us was premiered at Fantastic Fest on 22 September 2018.[1] Four days later, it was announced that Netflix had acquired the distribution rights and the film was released worldwide on 19 October 2018 to positive reviews from critics with praise for its action sequences, direction, plot and cast performances, but criticized its excessive violence.[7][8][9]

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  2. ^ Thapa, Shaurya (21 June 2020). "The Night Comes For Us: 10 Interesting Facts About The Hardcore Action Movie". Screen Rant. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. ^ "TNCFU Graphic Novel Tweet".
  4. ^ "Glitch Network Tweet".
  5. ^ a b "Indonesian film 'The Night Comes for Us' comes to Netflix". The Jakarta Post. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  6. ^ Gullickson, Brad (27 September 2018). "Timo Tjahjanto and Joe Taslim on Unleashing Action Movie Hell in 'The Night Comes For Us'". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  7. ^ Miska, Brad (26 September 2018). "Netflix Brings the Action This October With 'The Night Comes For Us'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  8. ^ Kuipers, Richard (19 October 2018). "Film Review: 'The Night Comes for Us'". Variety. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  9. ^ Motamayor, Rafael (19 October 2018). "Netflix's The Night Comes For Us is the wildest martial arts film of the year". Polygon. Retrieved 20 October 2018.