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Bruised
Where to Watch
*Availability in US
- stream
- rent
- buy
- Director
- Halle Berry
- Release Date
- November 24, 2021
- Studio(s)
- Netflix
- Distributor(s)
- Netflix
- Cast
- Nikolai Nikolaef , Stephen McKinley Henderson , Valentina Shevchenko , Lela Loren , Shamier Anderson , Adan Canto , Sheila Atim , Halle Berry , Danny Boyd Jr.
- Writers
- Michelle Rosenfarb
- Runtime
- 129 minutes
- Budget
- $11 million
Summary
Jackie Justice (Halle Berry) is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after her fight, she’s coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi (Adan Canto) and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter (Shamier Anderson) who promises Jackie a life back in the octagon. But the road to redemption becomes unexpectedly personal when Manny (Danny Boyd, Jr.) — the son she gave up as an infant — shows up at her doorstep. Bruised marks the directorial debut of Academy Award winner Halle Berry and also stars Adriane Lenox, Sheila Atim, Valentina Shevchenko, and Stephen McKinley Henderson in 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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