Java Heat (2013)

A Muslim detective teams with an American posing as a graduate student to find the man behind a series of deadly terrorist bombings in Indonesia.

Director:

Conor Allyn

Writers:

Conor Allyn (screenplay), Rob Allyn (screenplay)

Stars:

Kellan Lutz, Ario Bayu, Mickey Rourke

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kellan Lutz	...	Jake
Ario Bayu	...	Hashim
Mickey Rourke	...	Malik
Frans Tumbuan	...	General Sriyono
Tio Pakusodewo	...	Vizier
Atiqah Hasiholan	...	Sultana
Mike Muliadro	...	Achmed
Rio Dewanto	...	Anton
Astri Nurdin	...	Vitria
T. Rifnu Wikana	...	Captain Agus
Rudy Wowor	...	Sultan
Uli Auliani	...	Rani
Mike Duncan	...	Baron (as Michael John Duncan)
Verdi Solaiman	...	Ling
Kayla Kamala Garin	...	Ade

Storyline

Story centers on the aftermath of a suicide bombing in Indonesia, where a reckless American posing as a grad student is bent on vengeance but quickly finds that the world's problems can't be solved with violence alone. A mysterious American Marine/FBI agent Jake Travers (Kellan Lutz) teams with a Muslim cop Hashim (Ario Bayu) to hunt down a dangerous international jewel thief Malik (Mickey Rourke) who kidnaps a Sultan's daughter Sultana (Atiqah Hasiholan) in a plot to steal the royal treasury: exotic intrigue amid ancient palaces, mosques, temples, subterranean labyrinths and stone pyramids in the heart of Java.

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Plot Keywords:

american | indonesia | terrorist | foreigner | place name in title | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence throughout, language and sexual references

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Indonesian

Release Date:

18 April 2013 (Indonesia)

Also Known As:

Java Heat - Insel der Entscheidung

Filming Locations:

Java, Indonesia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Margate House Films, Margate House

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A woman in the market asks if he wants to buy a DVD or Blu-ray of Twilight. Kellan plays Emmett Cullen in the Twilight Movies.

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Quotes

Hashim: Mr. Wilde, Allah give you two eyes and one mouth so that you might see twice as much as you speak.

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Connections

References Twilight (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Living in This City"
Written, Performed and Produced by Black Submarine

User Reviews

average movie

A swaggering American and a tough Muslim cop team-up to stop a ruthless terrorist in this action-packed thriller starring Kellan Lutz (Twilight) and Academy Award-nominee Mickey Rourke. A suicide bombing in Indonesia has left the Sultana dead, and American FBI Agent Jake Travers (Lutz)) was the last person to speak with her before the attack took place. Determined to bring her killer to justice, Jake teams up with Muslim detective Hashim ({$Ario Bayu) to track down the mastermind of the operation, an opportunistic terrorist named Malik (Rourke) with close ties to Jihadist terrorists. Now, in the world's largest Muslim country, two unlikely partners will forge a fragile alliance in a bid to prevent Malik from pulling off the biggest heist of his career. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi. interesting story but poor direction.need more action scenes