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Redbelt / [presented by] Sony Pictures Classics ; produced by Chrisann Verges ; written and directed by David Mamet.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Standardized Title:
- Redbelt (Motion picture)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Contests--United States--Drama.
- Contests.
- Jiu-jitsu--United States--Drama.
- Jiu-jitsu.
- Marital conflict--United States--Drama.
- Marital conflict.
- Mixed martial arts--United States--Drama.
- Mixed martial arts.
- Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Drama.
- Motion picture actors and actresses.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Sports films.
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Martial arts films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (100 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Sony Pictures Classics, 2008.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- 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.
- Participant:
- Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Alice Braga, Randy Couture, Ricky Ray, Joe Mantegna, Emily Mortimer, David Paymer, Rebecca Pidgeon, Rodrigo Santoro.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed April 11, 2019).
- Nominated 2008 Black Reel Awards, Best Actor
- OCLC:
- 1101010082
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