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It's Every Player For Himself In The New Trailer For SKAKMAT

Actor and action star Donny Alamsyah gets his turn with a leading role this month in director Ody C. Harahap‘s new action comedy, Skakmat. Perhaps aside the action with the laughs in mind is the impression left by actress Hannah Al-Rashid as one of the villains next to Cecep Arif Rahman in a big hat. Lots of screaming, kicking and punching here, and it’s all in good fun. SYNOPSIS: Jamal (Tanta Ginting), a professional driver, gets a $10,000 offer from Ivan with the requirement that he should accompany Dito (Donny Alamsyah) to an address that has been written on a letter. Strangely, Dito gives Jamal a gun and handcuffs. Jamal doesn’t care, because he is interested in the $10,000 that was prepaid. Apparently, Jamal is trapped in Dito’s Checkmate Adventure that is run by High Land Boss (Cecep Arif Rahman) and Mami Tuti (Hanah Al Rasyid) who want to kill […]

Indonesian Actioner, SKAKMAT, Gets A Stylish New Poster

Lee B. Golden III

Actor and martial artist Cecep Arif Rahman is making a killing this season with several things now happening. His latest appearance in Anggy Umbara’s sci-fi action thriller, 3, is getting some coverage next week at the Los Angeles Indonesian Film Festival, and he’s currently rehearsing with Amy Johnston for The Tank helmer Kellie Madison’s The Gate. More to the point though, his newest film, Skakmat, has officially begun a promotional campaign now sporting some new poster art. Ody C. Harahap directs and it’s got a great cast so far with actor Tanta Ginting joining Donny Alamsyah and Hannah Al-Rasyid, neither of whom the latter two are strangers to the action genre with titles like The Raid and Comic 8: Casino Kings under their respective belts. The first one-sheet debuted just a few days ago, and now you can check out the latest below. SYNOPSIS: Jamal (Tanta Ginting), a professional driver, […]

Your Move! Check Out The New Poster For Indonesian Actioner, SKAKMAT!

Lee B. Golden III

If you thought there was going to be a shortage of Indonesian action any time soon, you needn’t look further than some of this season’s prominent faces. Films and projects like Anggy Umbara’s 3 and currently-developing French action series, O, have several names in common who are now readying for another explosive return to the screen in what reads like a fantastic action thriller to come. For this, we look to Ody C. Harahap‘s latest, Skakmat (a.k.a. Checkmate), from MNC Pictures, led principally by actors Tanta Ginting, The Raid franchise co-stars Donny Alamsyah and Cecep Arif Rahman, along with Halfworlds co-star, actress Hannah Al-Rashid. The synopsis thusfar – a rough translation of the original – reads like an exciting race against time with several players under the eye of an evil pair of manipulative gamemasters, with an array of guns, drugs, stunts and major fisticuffs to add to the mix. The […]