Redbelt
Director: David Mamet
Genre: Action, Martial arts, Thriller, Sports, Action/Adventure, War film, Crime Fiction, Action Thrillers, Drama
Year: 2008
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language, Portuguese Language, Japanese Language
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alice Braga, Emily Mortimer, Rodrigo Santoro, Tim Allen, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay, Joe Mantegna, Randy Couture, Caroline Correa, John Machado, Max Martini, Jennifer Grey, Ed O'Neill
Redbelt is a 2008 martial arts film written and directed by David Mamet and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor. The film opened in wide release in the United States and Canada on May 9, 2008.
While closing his Jiu-jitsu studio one evening, Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is approached by attorney Laura Black (Emily Mortimer), who is seeking the owner of the vehicle she accidentally sideswiped. Off-duty police officer Joe Collins (Max Martini), who was receiving a private lesson from Mike, sees that Laura is distressed and tries to take her coat. Startled, Laura grabs Joe's gun and fires it; shattering the studio's front window. To avoid having Laura charged with attempted murder, Mike and Joe agree to conceal the event.
Mike's insurance, however, will not cover his act of God claim that the window was broken by a strong wind. Mike's wife Sondra (Alice Braga), whose fashion business profits are the only thing keeping the struggling studio afloat, requests that Mike ask for a loan from her brother Ricardo (John Machado), a mixed martial arts champion. At Ricardo's nightclub, Mike meets with Sondra's other brother, Bruno (Rodrigo Santoro), and learns that Joe quit as the club's bouncer because
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