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Oscar winner Halle Berry<\/strong> directs and stars in a triumphant sports drama about a fighter who reclaims her power, in and out of the ring, when everyone has counted her out. BRUISED<\/a><\/strong> premieres on Netflix <\/strong>November 24, 2021 and In Select Theaters <\/strong>November 17, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> 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 underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi (Adan Canto) and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter (Shamier Anderson) who promises Jackie a life back in the octagon. But the road to redemption becomes unexpectedly personal when Manny (Danny Boyd, Jr.) \u2014 the son she gave up as an infant \u2014 shows up at her doorstep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directed by<\/strong>: Halle Berry | Written by<\/strong>: Michelle Rosenfarb | Produced by<\/strong>: Basil Iwanyk, Brad Feinstein, Guymon Casady, Linda Gottlieb, Erica Lee, Gillian G. Hormel, Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis, Terry Douglas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast: <\/strong>Halle Berry, Adan Canto, Adriane Lenox, Sheila Atim, Valentina Shevchenko, Lela Loren, Nikolai Nikolaef, introducing Danny Boyd, Jr., with Shamier Anderson, and Stephen McKinley Henderson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halle Berry<\/strong>\u00a0won the\u00a0Academy Award for Best Actress\u00a0for her performance in the romantic drama film\u00a0Monster\u2019s Ball<\/em>\u00a0(2001), becoming the first and only\u00a0woman of color\u00a0to have won the award.\u00a0She took on high-profile roles for much of the 2000s, such as\u00a0Storm\u00a0in\u00a0X-Men<\/em>\u00a0(2000) and its sequels\u00a0X2<\/em>\u00a0(2003) and\u00a0X-Men: The Last Stand<\/em>\u00a0(2006);\u00a0Bond girl\u00a0Jinx\u00a0in\u00a0Die Another Day<\/em>\u00a0(2002); and in the thriller\u00a0Gothika<\/em>\u00a0(2003). In the 2010s, she featured in the science-fiction film\u00a0Cloud Atlas<\/em>\u00a0(2012), the crime thriller\u00a0The Call<\/em>\u00a0(2013) and the action films\u00a0X-Men: Days of Future Past<\/em>\u00a0(2014),\u00a0Kingsman: The Golden Circle<\/em>\u00a0(2017) and\u00a0John Wick: Chapter 3 \u2013 Parabellum<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BRUISED (2021); L to R, SHEILA ATIM as BOBBI \u2018BUDDDHAKAN\u2019 BERROA, HALLE BERRY as JACKIE JUSTICE, SHAMIER ANDERSON as IMMACULATE, and VALENTINA SCHEVCHENKO as LADY KILLER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Lupin\u2019 Star OMAR SY, Netflix Team Up For Multi-Year Feature Film Deal\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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