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Redbelt is a 2008 American martial arts film written and directed by David Mamet and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Alice Braga, Randy Couture, Ricky Jay, Joe Mantegna, Emily Mortimer, David Paymer, Rebecca Pidgeon, and Rodrigo Santoro. The film also features a number of martial arts professionals.
May 9, 2008 · Redbelt: Directed by David Mamet. With Max Martini, Matt Cable, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alice Braga. A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry.
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- Drama, Sport
- David Mamet
- 2008-05-09
May 8, 2008 · A martial-arts instructor (Chiwetel Ejiofor, right, with Emily Mortimer) finds himself in a chokehold in Redbelt, directed by David Mamet. David Mamet's "Redbelt" assembles all the elements for a great Mamet film, but they're still spread out on the shop floor.
Mar 3, 2008 · Set in the west-side of Los Angeles fight world, a world inhabited by bouncers, cage-fighters, cops and special forces types, Redbelt, is the story of Mike T...
- 2 min
- 366.8K
- Sony Pictures Classics
After saving a famous action star (Tim Allen) from a brutal attack, Mike takes a job in the film industry. He soon finds his personal beliefs and integrity on the line as circumstances force him...
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- David Mamet
- R
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.
Is there room for principle in Los Angeles? Mike Terry teaches jujitsu and barely makes ends meet. His Brazilian wife, whose family promotes fights, wants to see Mike in the ring making money, but to him competition is degrading.
