"Directed by fight-choreography master Kenji Tanigaki, THE FURIOUS is a heart-pounding action thriller that strips martial arts of glamour and embeds it in raw, visceral reality. From pulse-raising stunts to emotional stakes that never let up, the film delivers an unflinching journey through desperation, paternal love, and survival at all costs." Beyond Fest 2025

Nachdem seine Tochter von einem skrupellosen Verbrechersyndikat entführt wird und die korrupte Polizei untätig bleibt, nimmt Wang Wei ihre Rettung selbst in die Hand. Auf seiner Suche trifft er auf den kompromisslosen Journalisten Navin, der seit dem mysteriösen Verschwinden seiner Frau einen persönlichen Feldzug gegen das Netzwerk führt. Getrieben von Verlust und Vergeltung geraten die beiden Männer in einen brutalen Strudel der Gewalt – und stellen sich einer übermächtigen Organisation, die keine Zeugen hinterlässt.

"The pitch may be familiar: a determined father doling out justice on human traffickers while in pursuit of his kidnapped daughter. But understand that the players of Kenji Tanigaki's THE FURIOUS represent perhaps the greatest confluence of contemporary pan-Asian action cinema talent since Hong Kong's high-kicking heydays.
Xie Miao stars as the resolute patriarch Wei, an inspired full-circle turn given his origins in father-son duos with Jet Li like "The New Legend of Shaolin" and "My Father is a Hero". Fighting alongside him is Joe Taslim of "The Raid: Redemption" as a hard-boiled journalist on the trail of his missing wife (Jija Yanin from "Chocolate") who was a mere leg-sweep away from exposing the criminal syndicate that just might be privy to the whereabouts of Wei's daughter (Yang Enyou). To say nothing of their combatants, who include the iconic Yayan Ruhian as an archery assassin, a deliciously unhinged Joey Iwanaga as a deadly failson, and a revelatory Brian Le, whose not-so-gentle-giant physique ricochets remarkably against all of the above.
Tanigaki conducts this supergroup of fighters with all the finesse and verve expected from the choreographer whose contributions to "SPL" revitalized and redefined the martial arts action genre. Shepherded by veteran producer Bill Kong ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"), and further buoyed by soundtrack contributions from Flying Lotus, THE FURIOUS represents a culmination of the last 25 years of Asian action, one that will inspire combat connoisseurs to place fist to open palm and bow towards in astonished and nostalgic reverence." Peter Kuplowsky, Toronto International Film Festival 2025