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Release Date: 2008

Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rodrigo Santoro, Jennifer Grey, Tim Allen, Rebecca Pidgeon, Emily Mortimer, Max Martini, Ed O'Neill, Randy Couture, Alice Braga, Joe Mantegna, Caroline Correa ...MORE

Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rodrigo Santoro, Jennifer Grey, Tim Allen, Rebecca Pidgeon, Emily Mortimer, Max Martini, Ed O'Neill, Randy Couture, Alice Braga, Joe Mantegna, Caroline Correa, John Machado, Ricky Jay ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Action Thrillers, Action/Adventure, Thriller, Action, Crime Fiction, Sports, Martial Arts, Drama Film, War Film

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;... MORE

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 LESS