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Years after a humiliating defeat, an MMA fighter grabs one last shot at redemption when the young son she left behind comes back into her life. Watch trailers & learn more.
- Halle Berry
Aug 24, 2021 · With a recent press release from Netflix revealed that the release date for Bruised is Wednesday, November 24th, 2021. Halle Berry’s sports-drama debuted at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2020 so it took a surprising amount of time for the Netflix release date to be revealed. Bruised has a run time of 129 minutes.
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Bruised 2021 | Maturity rating: 15 | 2h 12m | Drama Years after a humiliating defeat, an MMA fighter grabs one last shot at redemption when the young son she left behind comes back into her life.
- Desi
- Immaculate
- Angel
- Lady Killer
- Jackie Justice
- Manny
- Pops
- Bobbi Buddhakan Berroa
Desi is Jackie's boyfriend, portrayed by Adan Canto. The character is the definition of a deadbeat, a sentiment that even Jackie seems to share during the time that the two are together - which predictably ends relatively early on in the film after his outbursts of anger go too far. He is not seen again after the two go their separate ways. Desi ha...
Shamier Anderson plays an MMA league owner named Immaculate, who recruits Jackie Justice after seeing her easily win a brawl in the audience of a fight club. He arranges the central match of the film between Jackie and Lady Killer, always keen on making as much money as he can, the character seems to enjoy betting on the underdogs, almost as if he ...
Jackie's mother Angel, played by veteran actress Adriane Lenox (The Blind Side), has a small role in the film, meant to juxtapose her role as a mother with her daughter's. The film heavily implies that she is both an alcoholic and addicting to pharmaceuticals, even appearing to be under the influence while her grandson Manny is present. RELATED: Th...
Real-life mixed martial artist Valentina Shevchenko lends her experience in the fighting world to this film. She portrays the character known by her stage name of Lady Killer, whom Jackie Justice is scheduled to compete against in the third act of the film. Her inclusion does lend some credit to Bruised, with some real MMA fighting occurring in the...
Jackie Justice, played by Academy Award-winner Halle Berry, who also directed this feature, is a retired MMA fighter who gets back in the game after an unexpected reunion with the son whom she gave up for adoption six years prior to the film's events. She is introduced to the audience as a washed-out has-been and must put in the work and the hours ...
Manny, played by Danny Boyd Jr., is Jackie's 6-year-old son that returns to her unexpectedly just before she is about to begin training to return to the world of fighting. After a traumatic experience, Manny remains silent for the majority of the film, and only really finds solace in playing the piano and the meditative techniques that Bobbi teache...
Stephen McKinley Henderson plays the criminally underused character of Pops, one of the trainers that helps get Jackie Justice back into shape for her big match against the Lady Killer. Viewers may recognize the actor from his role as Father Leviatch in Lady Bird and, more recently, as the head of security Thufir Hawat in Dune. The actor makes up f...
Sheila Atim, known for her work in Amazon Prime's miniseries The Underground Railroad and the 2018 adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, plays the alliteratively named Bobbi Buddhakan Berroa. Bobbi becomes Jackie's head trainer after she accepts Immaculate's offer to get back in the ring, doing her best to get the protagonist in fighting condi...
Bruised is a drama sports film directed by Halle Berry in her feature directorial debut. The film had its world premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2020. The movie follows a former MMA fighter struggling to regain custody of her son and restart her athletic career. In September 2020 it was announced that Netflix acquired the world rights to the movie.[1 ...
Nov 17, 2021 · 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 ...
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Nov 24, 2021 · Bruised is a good outing for Halle Berry as a director, though a better reminder of her as a star. ... Netflix Spotlight: November 2021. ... Cobra Kai: Season 6, Part 1 Review. 7.
