Redbelt

Redbelt is a 2008 American martial arts film written and directed by David Mamet and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor. The cast also includes Tim Allen, Joe Mantegna, Ricky Jay, Emily Mortimer, Alice Braga and Rebecca Pidgeon, as well as a number of martialarts professionals. The film opened in wide release in the United States and Canada on May 9, 2008.

Mikes insurance, however, will not cover his act of God claim that the window was broken by a strong wind. Mikes 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 Ricardos nightclub, Mike meets with Sondras other brother, Bruno Rodrigo Santoro, and learns that Joe quit as the clubs bouncer because Bruno never paid him. Mike confronts Bruno about the situation but is rebuffed. Mike then declines Brunos offer to fight on the undercard of an upcoming match between Ricardo and Japanese legend Morisaki Enson Inoue, which could potentially pay out 50,000. Mike believes competitions with money as the incentive are not honorable and weaken the fighter.Meanwhile, aging Hollywood action star Chet Frank Tim Allen enters the nightclub without security and is accosted by a man with a broken bottle. Mike intervenes and subdues three men in the process. The following day, Mike receives an expensive watch and an invitation to dinner from Chet. Mike gives the watch to Joe to pawn in lieu of his unpaid salary at the nightclub. At the dinner party, Chets wife Zena Rebecca Pidgeon arranges an informal business deal to buy a large amount of dresses from Sondras company. Chet, impressed by Mike, invites him to the set of his current film. As Mike and Sondra leave the dinner, Mike explains his unique training method to Chets business associate Jerry Weiss Joe Mantegna. Before a sparring match, each fighter must draw one of three marbles, two white and one black whoever draws a black marble has to fight with a handicap. ........

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