Redbelt

Director: David Mamet

Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Emily Mortimer, Alice Braga, Rodrigo Santoro, Joe Mantegna, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay, John Machado

(Sony Classics, 2008) Rated: R

US theatrical release date: 9 May 2008 (Limited release)

[9 May 2008]

by Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters Film and TV Editor

The Issue

In Redbelt, as ever in David Mamet's universe, the fight is the issue.

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