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, Verdi Solaiman, Mickey Rourke

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kellan Lutz	...	Jake Wilde
Ario Bayu	...	Lieutenant 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:

homosexual | gay | male rear nudity | american | indonesia | 

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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:

Apostoli aftoktonias

Filming Locations:

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Margate House Films, Margate House

Technical Specs

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 (2008). Kellan plays Emmett Cullen in the Twilight Movies.

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Goofs

Call for prayer being heard in the movie can never be from Indonesia. It is most likely the recording of the call of prayer from Saudi Arabia.

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Quotes

Hashim: You have heard of us in America. We're not all terrorists.

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Connections

References First Blood (1982)

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Soundtracks

Chevy Six
Written by Justin Burnett and Allison Beal
Vocals Performed by Allison Beal

User Reviews

Pretty Good Action Flick

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

Although this seems in some ways to be an inferior-grade "Bourne" film, it has plenty to offer: a fresh lead actor, a great villain (Rourke, as a "klepto-terrorist") and all the action you expect from such a film -- explosions, gun fights and car crashes.

My biggest issues were not really with the film itself (which I thought was pretty good), but more technical matters. The DVD/BD seems to have not had the volume synced properly (conversations are too quiet, action too loud) and the subtitles are hard to read -- both because they are small, and also because they leave the screen too quickly. I would have enjoyed the film much more if these problems were corrected.