:: DETAILS

Reg./Dir.: David Mamet IL CAST: Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor),Laura Black (Emily Mortimer), Sondra Terry (Alice Braga),Chet Frank (Tim Allen), Jerry Weiss (Joe Mantegna), Bruno Silva (Rodrigo Santoro), Marty Brown (Ricky Jay), Joe Collins (Max Martini), Richie (David Paymer), Snowflake (Jose Pablo Cantillo), Zena Fran(Rebecca Pidgeon), Dylan Flynn (Randy Couture),Gini Collins (Cathy Cahlin Ryan), Avvocato (Matt Malloy), George (Ray Mancini), Augusto Silva (John Machado),Lucy (Jennifer Grey),Jimmy Sakata (Cyril Takayama), Gilberto (Danny Inosanto). Il CAST TECNICO: Sceneggiatore/regista: David Mamet,Produttrice: Chrisann Verges, Production Manager Mads Hansen, Assistant to Mr. Mamet Pam Susemiehl, Assistant to Mr. Mamet Meg Librizzi, Assistant to Ms. Verges Katie Taylo, Production Coordinator Ellen Dunn, Assistant to Production, Coordinator Erin Davis, Office PA Jeff Hunt, Office PA Siobhan Barnett, Cast Assistant Kelley Whitis, Production Accountant Tad Driscoll, Production Designer David Wasco, Art Director Christopher Tandon, Art Department Coordinator Vanessa Deanda, Set Designer Tim Earls, Graphic Designer Karen Teneyck Distribuito dalla Sony Pictures Releasing Italia (2008)

:: PLOT

Set in the west-side of Los Angeles fight world, a world inhabited by bouncers, cage-fighters, cops and special forces types, Redbelt, is the story of Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a Jiu-Jitsu teacher who has avoided the prize fighting circuit, choosing instead to pursue an honorable life by operating a self-defense studio with a samurai’s code. Terry and his wife Sondra (Alicia 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 Moritimer) 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). Faced with this, in order to pay off his debts and regain his honor, Terry must step into the ring for the first time of his life.

:: BIOGRAPHY

David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American author, essayist, playwright, screenwriter and film director. His works are known for their clever, terse, sometimes vulgar dialogue and arcane stylized phrasing, as well as for his exploration of masculinity. As a playwright, he received Tony nominations for Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). As a screenwriter, he received Oscar nominations for The Verdict (1982) and Wag the Dog (1997). His recent books include The Old Religion (1997), a novel about the lynching of Leo Frank; Five Cities of Refuge: Weekly Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy (2004), a Torah commentary, with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner; The Wicked Son (2006), a study of Jewish self-hatred and antisemitism; and Bambi vs. Godzilla, an acerbic commentary on the movie business.

:: FILMOGRAPHY

La casa dei giochi (House of Games) (1987) Le cose cambiano (Things Change) (1988) Homicide (1991) Oleanna (1994) Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants (film TV) (1996) La formula (The Spanish Prisoner) (1997) The Winslow Boy (1999) Catastrophe (cortometraggio) (2000) Hollywood, Vermont (State and Main) (2000) Il colpo (Heist) (2001) Spartan (2004) The Shield (serie TV) (2004) The Unit (serie TV) (2006)