redbelt

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 alice 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 mortimer 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 in his life