Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is the chief instructor at the Southside Jiu-Jitsu Academy. Although a talented fighter, he refuses to compete in professional bouts: "Competition weakens the fighter." Instead he trains dedicated students in the art of self-defense: bodyguards, cops, soliders.

At his brother-in-law's club one evening, Mike saves a famous action star, Chet Frank, (Tim Allen) from a severe beating. His defense of Frank leads to a job in the film industry, but other events conspire to force Mike to participate in a prize fight. An American samurai film set in the world of mixed martial arts, David Mamet's "Redbelt" is a story about the limits of a single man's integrity.

Directed by
David Mamet

Cast
Alice Braga - Sondra Terry
Rodrigo Santoro
Emily Mortimer - Laura Black
Tim Allen - Chet Frank
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Mike Terry
Joe Mantegna
Jose Pablo Cantillo - Snowflake
David Paymer - Richie
Rebecca Pidgeon - Zena Frank
Max Martini - Joe Ryan
Ricky Jay - Marty Brown
Caroline de Souza Correa - Monica
Randy Couture - Dylan Flynn
Cathy Cahlin Ryan - Gini Collins
Damon Herriman - Official
Bob A Jennings - Sammy

Production Co.
Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment
Reel Security

Produced by
Chrisann Verges

Studio
Sony Pictures Classics

Writer
David Mamet

Music
Stephen Endelman