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Set in the west-side Los Angeles fight world, a world inhabited by bouncers, cage-fighters, cops, and special forces types, "Redbelt" is the story of Mike Terry (Chewitel Ejiofor), a Jiu-jitsu master who has avoided the prize fighting circuit, choosing to instead pursue an honorable life by operating a self defense studio with a samaurai's code.

Terry and his wife Sondra (Alice Braga) struggle to keep the business running to make ends meet. An accident on a dark, rainy night at the Academy 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 stars (Tim Allen). Faced with this, in order to pay off his debts and regain his honor, Terry must step into the ring for the first time in his life.

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Slideshow

Poster	Randy Couture as Dylan Flynn	Rodrigo Santoro as Bruno Silva
Joe Mantegna as Jerry Weiss	Chiwetel Ejiofor as Mike Terry	Left: Tim Allen as Chet Frank Right: Chiwetel Ejiofor as Mike Terry
Center: Tim Allen as Chet Frank	Alice Braga as Sondra Terry	Cyril Takayama as Jimmy Sakata
Left to Right: Jennifer Grey as Lucy, Rebecca Pidgeon as Zena Frank, Alice Braga as Sondra Terry	Alice Braga as Sondra Terry, Rebecca Pidgeon as Zena Frank, Tim Allen as Chet Frank	Center: Rodrigo Santoro as Bruno Silva
Left: John Machado as Augusto Silva Right: Ricky Jay as Marty Brown	Left: John Machado as Augusto Silva Right: Director David Mamet	Left: Director David Mamet Right: Randy Couture
Left: Chiwetel Ejiofor as Mike Terry Right: Jose Pablo Cantillo as Snowflake	Left: Chiwetel Ejiofor as Mike Terry Right: Alice Braga as Sondra Terry	Left: Emily Moriter as Laura Black Right: Chiwetel Ejiofor as Mike Terry
Center David Paymer as Richard	Left to Right: Jose Pablo Cantillo as Snowflake, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Mike Terry, Max Martini as Joe Collins	Left: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Right: Director David Mamet

Photos by Lorey Sebastian, © The Redbelt Company, LLC, courtesy Sony Pictures Classics. All Rights Reserved.