Redbelt /

Set on the west side of the Los Angeles fight world, a scene inhabited by bouncers, cagefighters, cops and special forces types Redbelt is the story of Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a Jiu-jitsu master who has avoided the prize fighting circuit, choosing to instead pursue a life of honor and educati...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Redbelt (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Verges, Chrisann (Producer), Mamet, David (Director, Screenwriter)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : Sony Pictures Classics, 2008.
Series:Academic Video Online
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Set on the west side of the Los Angeles fight world, a scene inhabited by bouncers, cagefighters, cops and special forces types Redbelt is the story of Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor), 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 with a samurai's code. Terry and his wife Sondra (Sonia Braga) struggle to keep the business running to make ends meet. An accident on a dark, rainy night, between an off duty officer (Max Martini) and a distraught lawyer (Emily Mortimer) puts in motion a series of events that will change Terry's life dramatically introducing him to a world of promoters (Ricky Jay, Joe Mantegna) and movie star Chet Frank (Tim Allen). In order to pay off his debts and regain his honor, Terry must step into the ring for the first time in his life.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed April 11, 2019).
Physical Description:1 online resource (100 minutes)
Playing Time:01:39:09
Awards:Nominated 2008 Black Reel Awards, Best Actor