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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Only a short time after the first raid Rama goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta & plans to bring down the syndicate & uncover the corruption within his police force Actors Iko Uwais Julie Estelle & Yayan Ruhian Director Gareth Evans Year 2014 Languages Indonesian Subtitles English ...

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Only a short time after the first raid Rama goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta & plans to bring down the syndicate & uncover the corruption within his police force Actors Iko Uwais Julie Estelle & Yayan Ruhian Director Gareth Evans Year 2014 Languages Indonesian Subtitles English ...

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require either a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A police raid on a Jakarta tenement building turns into a non-stop bloodbath when the drug dealer who owns it unleashes a furious barrage of fists bullets & blades leaving the few remaining survivors of the invading SWAT team to fight their way up to the top & end the psychotic criminal&s violent reign once & for all Expectant father Rama (Iko Uwais) is an honest cop with deadeye aim & killer fighting skills Following orders from his lieutenant -- a respected police veteran & mastermind of the ambitious raid -- Rama leads his heavily-armed team into the building silently & stealthily Their mission is to take down Tama (Ray Sahetapy) a vicious criminal kingpin who uses the building as a shelter for both his many customers & his small army of loyal dealers & killers Even the bravest cops in the city have never dared to breach Tama&s fortress & once the team&s cover is blown it quickly becomes apparent why; almost immediately half of the team is shredded in a vicious barrage of gunfire & machetes The exits have all been blocked & with Tama&s men closing in fast Rama&s only hope is to keep going up & take out anyone who gets in his path Meanwhile Tama realises that some of the cops have managed to survive the initial assault so he unleashes two of his best men to stop them dead in their tracks With his team cut down to a mere handful & his munitions exhausted the determined cop vows to complete his mission by whatever means necessary ...

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Double bill of Indonesian martial arts action films In & The Raid& (2011) a SWAT team becomes trapped inside an apartment block ruled by a ruthless gangster & his army of killers thugs & drug-dealers The largely rookie squad is led by an over-cautious Lieutenant into the building where it is quickly outsmarted & out-gunned Their objective is to bring to justice the drugs baron who resides on the building&s top floor but this proves far easier said than done In & The Raid 2& (2014) still smarting from his last assignment Jakarta cop Rama (Iko Uwais) is tasked with going undercover & infiltrating the criminal underworld to find out who&s really pulling the strings However with his family in danger from those seeking retribution for the pain Rama inflicted on their fellow gang members it&ll be a race against time to bring the entire criminal empire down single-handedly while covering up his true identity ...

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Set mainly in Uzbekistan between 1900 & 1980 The Railway introduces to us the inhabitants of the small town of Gilas on the ancient Silk Route Among those whose stories we hear are Mefody-Jurisprudence the town's alcoholic intellectual; Father Ioann a Russian priest; Kara-Musayev the Younger the chief of police; & Umarali-Moneybags the old moneylender Their colourful lives offer a unique & comic picture of a little-known land populated by outgoing Mullahs incoming Bolsheviks & a plethora of Uzbeks Russians Persians Jews Koreans Tatars & Gypsies At the heart of both the town & the novel stands the railway station
- a source of income & influence & a connection to the greater world beyond the town Rich & picaresque The Railway chronicles the dramatic changes felt throughout Central Asia in the early twentieth century
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A brand new addition to Usborne Young Reading Series 2 aimed at children whose reading ability is beginning to grow building confidence & ability The Railway Children is a re-telling of the beloved E Nesbitt story following the story of three children growing up after their father is wrongly accused of spying It is evocatively illustrated by Alan Marks It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly who is a senior lecturer in education & an early reading specialist from Roehampton University ...

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Paul Copley & Timothy Bateson star in a BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation of E Nesbit's enchanting & unforgettable classic Roberta Peter & Phyllis lead an ordinary suburban life with Mother & Father enjoying trips to the zoo & the pantomime But when Father is mysteriously taken away one night everything changes The children must move to the country to a little white cottage near the railway line where eventually they find that there are plenty of adventures to be had & friends to be made
- including Perks the Porter & the Station Master himself But the mystery remains
- what has happened to Father & will he come back? The story of Roberta Peter & Phyllis & their life in the country has never been out of print since it was first published in 1906 Charming sentimental & unforgettable the novel retains all its enchantment & enduring appeal in this BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation

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Made-for-television film adaptation of Edith Nesbit& s classic novel When their father (Michael Kitchen) is imprisoned after being falsely accused of spying young Bobbie Peter & Phyllis are forced to move to Yorkshire with their mother (Jenny Agutter who played Bobbie in the 1971 film version) The local railway provides a useful focus for them & they strike up a friendship with an elderly gentleman (Richard Attenborough) who vows to help them prove their father&s innocence ...

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When Father goes away with two strangers one evening the lives of Roberta Peter & Phyllis are shattered They & their mother have to move from their comfortable London home to go & live in a simple country cottage where Mother writes books to make ends meet However they soon come to love the railway that runs near their cottage & they make a habit of waving to the Old Gentleman who rides on it They befriend the porter Perks & through him learn railway lore & much else They have many adventures & when they save a train from disaster they are helped by the Old Gentleman to solve the mystery of their father's disappearance & the family is happily reunited ...

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The Railway Children is the classic children's story by E Nesbit When Father is taken away unexpectedly Roberta Peter Phyllis & their mother have to leave their comfortable life in London to go & live in a small cottage in the country The children seek solace in the nearby railway station & make friends with Perks the Porter & the Station Master himself Each day Roberta Peter & Phyllis run down the field to the railway track & wave at the passing London train sending their love to Father Little do they know that the kindly old gentleman passenger who waves back holds the key to their father's disappearance One of the best-loved classics of all time with a wonderful introduction by Jacqueline Wilson Edith Nesbit was a mischievous child who grew up into an unconventional adult With her husband Hubert Bland she was one of the founder members of the socialist Fabian Society; their household became a centre of the socialist & literary circles of the times E Nesbit turned late to children's writing Her first children's book The Treasure Seekers was published in 1899 to great acclaim Other books featuring the Bastable children followed & a series of magical fantasy books including Five Children & It also became very popular The Railway Children was first published monthly in the London Magazine in 1905 & published as a book in 1906 which has been in print ever since Other children's books by E Nesbit The Story of the Treasure Seekers; The Wouldbegoods; The New Treasure Seekers; Complete History of the Bastable Family; Five Children & It; The Phoenix & the Carpet; The Story of the Amulet; The House of Arden; Harding's Luck; The Railway Children; The Enchanted Castle; The Magic City; The Wonderful Garden; Wet Magic; Five of Us & Madeline ...

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'By turns sweet and serious this much-loved classic is above all a celebration of kindness and hope' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE'Edith Nesbit was endlessly surprising and inventive She is also simply the funniest writer we have ever had while being the one who could most easily and sweetly break your heart with a phrase Just try saying "Daddy oh my Daddy" without catching your breath' FRANK COTTRELLBOYCEWITH ALL THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS BY C E BROCK REPRODUCED FROM THE ORIGINAL EDITIONWhen their father is suddenly taken away the children's lives change overnight Unable to afford their London home the family must move to a small cottage in the Yorkshire countryside Hiding their sadness from their mother Roberta Peter and Phyllis roam the fields all day Every morning they can be seen waving as
the 915 train roars past imagining that it will can carry their love to their father wherever he may be The trio become a familiar sight and their bravery and quick-thinking avert a railway disaster There is a kind old gentleman passenger never fails to wave back - little do the children realise how much his friendship will mean to them especially in solving the mystery to their father's disappearanceThis collection of the best in children's literature curated by Virago will be coveted by children and adults alike These are timeless tales with beautiful covers that will be treasured and shared across the generations Some titles you will already know; some will be new to you but there are stories for everyone to love whatever your age Our list includes Nina Bawden (Carrie's War The
Peppermint Pig) Rumer Godden (An Episode of Sparrows) Joan Aiken (The Serial Garden The Gift Giving) E Nesbit (The Psammead Trilogy The Bastable Trilogy The Railway Children) Frances Hodgson Burnett (The Little PrincessThe Secret Garden) and Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy) Discover Virago Children's Classics

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' By turns sweet & serious this much-loved classic is above all a celebration of kindness & hope' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE' Edith Nesbit was endlessly surprising & inventive She is also simply the funniest writer we have ever had while being the one who could most easily & sweetly break your heart with a phrase Just try saying " Daddy oh my Daddy" without catching your breath' FRANK COTTRELLBOYCEWITH ALL THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS BY C E BROCK REPRODUCED FROM THE ORIGINAL EDITIONWhen their father is suddenly taken away the children's lives change overnight Unable to afford their London home the family must move to a small cottage in the Yorkshire countryside Hiding their sadness from their mother Roberta Peter & Phyllis roam the fields all day Every morning they can be seen waving as the 915 train roars past imagining that it will can carry their love to their father wherever he may be The trio become a familiar sight & their bravery & quick-thinking avert a railway disaster There is a kind old gentleman passenger never fails to wave back
- little do the children realise how much his friendship will mean to them especially in solving the mystery to their father's disappearance This collection of the best in children's literature curated by Virago will be coveted by children & adults alike These are timeless tales with beautiful covers that will be treasured & shared across the generations Some titles you will already know; some will be new to you but there are stories for everyone to love whatever your age Our list

Includes:: Nina Bawden (Carrie's War The Peppermint Pig) Rumer Godden (An Episode of Sparrows) Joan Aiken (The Serial Garden The Gift Giving) E Nesbit (The Psammead Trilogy The Bastable Trilogy The Railway Children) Frances Hodgson Burnett (The Little Princess The Secret Garden) & Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy) Discover Virago Children's Classics

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