Redbelt poster
Director David Mamet
Writer David Mamet

Redbelt

Drama2008

Tagline: There's always a way out. You just have to find it.

Release Date: 2008-04-07

Duration: 99 minutes

Synopsis

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. A woman sideswipes Mike's car and then, after an odd sequence of events, shoots out the studio's window. Later that evening, Mike rescues an action movie star in a fistfight at a bar. In return, the actor befriends Mike, gives him a gift, offers him work on his newest film, and introduces Mike's wife to his own - the women initiate business dealings. Then, things go sour all at once, Mike's debts mount, and going into the ring may be his only option.

Casting

  • Chiwetel Ejiofor
    Mike Terry
  • Tim Allen
    Chet Frank
  • Alice Braga
    Sondra Terry
  • Jake Johnson
    Guayabera Shirt Man
  • Emily Mortimer
    Laura Black
  • Jose Pablo Cantillo
    Snowflake
  • David Paymer
    Richard
  • Joe Mantegna
    Jerry Weiss
  • Rebecca Pidgeon
    Zena Frank
  • Jennifer Grey
    Lucy Weiss