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Bruised (2021)
Jackie Justice is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she's coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter who promises Jackie a life back in the Octagon. But the road to redemption becomes unexpectedly personal when Manny - the son she gave up as an infant - shows up at her doorstep. A triumphant story of a fighter who reclaims her power, in and out of the ring, when everyone has counted her out
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Jackie Justice is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she's coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter who promises Jackie a life back in the Octagon. But the road to redemption becomes unexpectedly personal when Manny - the son she gave up as an infant - shows up at her doorstep. A triumphant story of a fighter who reclaims her power, in and out of the ring, when everyone has counted her out
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Genre:Drama
Directed By:Halle Berry
Written By:Michelle Rosenfarb
In Theaters:11/17/2021
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Runtime:129 minutes
Studio:Romulus Entertainment, Entertainment 360, Rhea Films, Thunder Road, Aloe Entertainment, Bohemia Media, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, 87Eleven, game1, Linda Gottlieb Films, Ludascripts
Cast
Halle Berry
Director
Halle Berry
Director
Halle Berry
Jackie Justice
Adan Canto
Desi
Sheila Atim
Bobbi Buddhakan Berroa
Danny Boyd Jr.
Manny Lyons Jr
Adriane Lenox
Angel McQueen
Shamier Anderson
Immaculate
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Pops
Valentina Shevchenko
Lady Killer
Lela Loren
Mrs. Bradshaw
Nikolai Nikolaeff
Igor
Denny Dillon
Crazy Esther
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