Directed by:
David MametScreenplay:
David MametCinematography:
Robert ElswitComposer:
Stephen EndelmanCast:
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alice Braga, Tim Allen, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Rodrigo Santoro, Ricky Jay, Emily Mortimer, Joe Mantegna, John Machado, Rebecca Pidgeon (more)VOD (1)
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Set in the west-side of Los Angeles fight world, a world inhabited by bouncers, cagefighters,
cops and special forces types, Redbelt, is the story of Mike Terry (Chewitel
Ejiofor), a Jiu-Jitsu teacher who has avoided the prize fighting circuit, choosing instead to
pursue an honorable life by operating a self-defense studio with a samurais code.
Terry and his wife Sondra (Alicia Braga), struggle to keep the business running to make
ends meet. An accident on a dark, rainy night at the Academy between an off duty
officer (Max Martini) and a distraught lawyer (Emily Moritimer) puts in motion a series
of events that will change Terrys life dramatically introducing him to a world of
promoters (Ricky Jay, Joe Mantegna) and movie star Chet Frank (Tim Allen). Faced
with this, in order to pay off his debts and regain his honor, Terry must step into the ring
for the first time of his life.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Cathy Cahlin Ryan
USA
Best movies:
Redbelt (2008)
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Emily Peck
USA
Best movies:
Redbelt (2008)
The Four-Faced Liar (2010)
6 Balloons (2018)
Cyril Takayama
Best movies:
Redbelt (2008)
Jake Johnson
USA
Best movies:
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The Lego Movie (2014)
Damon Herriman
Australia
Best movies:
Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS (2014) (TV movie)
Quarry (2016) (series)
The Little Death (2014)
Mike Genovese
Best movies:
Point Break : Extrême limite (1991)
Les Princes de la ville (1993)
Thief (1981)
J.J. Johnston
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Homicide (1991)
Tino Struckmann
Denmark
Best movies:
Redbelt (2008)
Race to Witch Mountain (2009)
Abandoned (2010)
Jack Wallace
USA
Best movies:
The Bear (1988)
Boogie Nights (1997)
State of Grace (1990)
Gene LeBell
USA
Best movies:
Raging Bull (1980)
Ed Wood (1994)
L'Homme sur la lune (1999)
Christina Grance
Best movies:
Redbelt (2008)
American Weapon (2014)
Vincent Guastaferro
USA
Best movies:
State of Grace (1990)
Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Homicide (1991)
Allison Karman
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Redbelt (2008)
Choke (2008)
Alvin et les Chipmunks (2007)
Sam Puefua
Best movies:
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Redbelt (2008)
Age of Summer (2018)
Joseph Alfieri
Best movies:
The Mask (1994)
Redbelt (2008)
15 Minutes (2001)
Justin Fair
Best movies:
Redbelt (2008)
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)
Jess King
Best movies:
Gangster Squad (2013)
Ladder 49 (2004)
Tin Cup (1996)
Rob Reinis
USA
Best movies:
Man in the Chair (2007)
Redbelt (2008)
In the Land of Women (2007)