Bruised (2021)
Die alleinerziehende Mutter Jackie (Halle Berry) war einst eine MMA-Kämpferin, ehe sie in Ungnade fiel. Ihr Ausstieg aus dem harten Sport markierte jedoch nicht den Anfang einer besseren Zeit, sondern den sozialen Abstieg. Seitdem muss sie sich mit zwei Jobs über Wasser halten. Das Angebot, zurück in den Ring zu steigen, kommt der Mutter gelegen, doch ihr Manager und Freund Desi (Adan Canto) hat lediglich einen Platz in einem illegalen Kampf ergattert. Mit alter Stärke zeigt Jackie, was sie als Profi-Kämpferin ausmachte und zieht die Aufmerksamkeit eines Promotors (Shamier Anderson) auf sich. Der Weg zurück zum Erfolg scheint gesichert, doch das Schicksal hat eine weitere Hürde für Jackie parat. Als ihr Sohn Manny (Danny Boyd Jr.) vor der Tür steht, den sie als Säugling weggab, bekommt sie Ärger mit den Behörden...
Der Regisseur:
Halle Berry
Der Autor:
Michelle Rosenfarb
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Halle Berry as Jackie Justice |
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Adan Canto as Desi |
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Sheila Atim as Bobbi Buddhakan Berroa |
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Danny Boyd Jr. as Manny Lyons Jr |
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Adriane Lenox as Angel McQueen |
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Shamier Anderson as Immaculate |
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Stephen McKinley Henderson as Pops |
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Valentina Shevchenko as Lady Killer |
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Lela Loren as Mrs. Bradshaw |
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Nikolai Nikolaeff as Igor |
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Denny Dillon as Crazy Esther |
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Jacob Crespo as Nathan Bradshaw |
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Jennifer Dugwen Chieng as Karima |
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Shawna Hamic as Secretary |
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Mark Cayne as Teen #1 |
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Julio A. Sanchez as Teen #2 |
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Chandler Acloque as Junebug's Waiter |
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Phaidra Knight as Gym Opponent #1 |
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Elijah Clarke as Gym Opponent #2 |
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Robert D. Constance as Black Rob |
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Mark Fratto as Fight Announcer |
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Yves Edwards as Sport Commentator #1 |
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Julie Kedzie as Sport Commentator #2 |
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Delissa Reynolds as Ms. Feelgood |
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Heidi Moneymaker as Cold Open Fighter |
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Adrian Collins as Grocery Cashier |
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Kenisha Pinckney as Fight Crowd (uncredited) |
| Production | Mary Aloe | Executive Producer |
| Production | Guymon Casady | Producer |
| Production | Anik Decoste | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gerard DiNardi | Co-Producer |
| Production | Terry Dougas | Producer |
| Production | Brad Feinstein | Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Fuhrman | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Gendron | Executive Producer |
| Production | Linda Gottlieb | Producer |
| Production | Tom Harberd | Associate Producer |
| Production | Gillian Hormel | Producer |
| Production | Phil Hunt | Executive Producer |
| Production | Basil Iwanyk | Producer |
| Production | Ali Jazayeri | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis | Producer |
| Production | Erica Lee | Producer |
| Production | Brian Pitt | Executive Producer |
| Production | Compton Ross | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christina Weiss Lurie | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Terilyn A. Shropshire | Editor |
| Art | Tommy Love | Art Direction |
| Art | Kait Murphy | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mirren Gordon-Crozier | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chelsea Paige | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Chris Foster | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Ruy García | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Ruy García | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Filipe Messeder | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Samuel Miille | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Gene Park | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gene Park | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Bryan Haines | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Kolby Kember | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Alyssa Koncelik-Diemer | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Ben Sumner | VFX Artist |
| Writing | Michelle Rosenfarb | Screenplay |
| Production | Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Production | Weist-Barron Ryan | Casting |
| Production | Stefanie Ryan-Manhim | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shawn Finch | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Grande | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kristy Strate | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Eric Knapp | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Jeffrey Penman | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Jason Pinardo | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Gerard DiNardi | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ram Paul Silbey | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Justin Bazil | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claire Hart Joslyn | On Set Dresser |
| Art | Mat Kowalski | Leadman |
| Art | Kyle Marchiafava | Property Master |
| Art | Matthew Vidalis | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Benjamin Berger | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Mark DeSimone | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Matthew Haasch | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Michael McMenomy | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Jay Peck | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Gabriel Sanders | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Carlos Sotolongo | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Jerrell Suelto | ADR Mixer |
| Crew | Eric Concha | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | William Cote | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Noah Schultz | Stunt Double |
| Visual Effects | Ndosi Anyabwile | Digital Compositor |
| Crew | Chris M. Cooper | Compositor |
| Crew | Alex Dreiblatt | Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Nancy Cristina | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Sean Loughran | Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Brad Lucas | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Natpasin Nguanprasert | Digital Compositor |
| Crew | Tyler Old | Compositor |
| Camera | John Baer | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Eric Boswell | Grip |
| Camera | Ramulas Burgess | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Chris Cazavilan | Key Grip |
| Lighting | James Usmanov | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gaddiel Lopez | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Missy Mickens | Costume Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Thurman Martin III | Visual Effects Producer |
| Art | Gary van de Griek | Set Dresser |
| Visual Effects | Michael A. Martinez | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Cardi B | Songs |
| Sound | Saweetie | Songs |
| Sound | H.E.R. | Songs |
| Sound | Aska Matsumiya | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Terence Blanchard | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Halle Berry | Director |
| Camera | Frankie DeMarco | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Joshua Reis | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jacob Craycroft | Editor |
| Art | Elizabeth Jones | Production Design |
| Production | Halle Berry | Producer |