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Redbelt
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"Redbelt" is the story of Mike Terry, a Jiu-jitsu master who has avoided the prize fighting circuit, choosing to instead pursue a life of honor and education by operating a self-defense studio in Los Angeles. Terry's life is dramatically changed however when he is conned by a cabal of movie stars and promoters. In order to pay off his debts and regain his honor Terry must step into the ring for the first time in his life.
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Redbelt
By GARY THOMPSON, thompsg@phillynews.com
Posted 05/08/2008
Not so many years ago, "Redbelt" would have been a boxing movie. Certainly, boxing buffs will recognize this story - bruised fighters hewing to some kind of warrior code in a sleazy business where the dirtiest fighting is done by men in suits - the only guys who always get paid. But boxing, as someone says in "Redbelt," is as "dead as Woodrow Wilson." » Read more
David Mamet's "Redbelt" stars Chiwetel Ejiofor (right) as jujitsu master Mike Terry, who is financially bankrupt, and Jose Pablo Cantillo.
Redbelt
By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Posted 05/08/2008
'There is no situation you cannot turn to your advantage," says Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a jujitsu master with a Zen attitude and a bankrupt business. In Redbelt, a David Mamet-job full of tough patter, repetitive queries and poker-face actors walking in and out of rooms, Mike tries to practice what he preaches: turning a series of unlucky events to his favor. » Read more
 
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MPAA rating:
R
for strong language
Cast:
Bob Jennings; Ricky Jay; Max Martini; Cathy Cahlin Ryan; Enson Inoue; Alice Braga; Emily Mortimer; Rebecca Pidgeon; Chiwetel Ejiofor
Directed by:
David Mamet
On the web:
 
Redbelt Official Site
Genre:
Action, Adventure; Drama
Running time:
01:39
Release date:
2008
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