Halle Berry has been an A-List movie star for decades. But for the first time in her career, she’s stepping behind the camera. The new trailer for “Bruised” gives audiences a look at the next phase in her career.
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Berry’s directorial debut sees her as a former MMA fighter. She left the sport in disgrace, but unexpectedly finds a way to face her demons when the son she had given up as an infant reenters her life. She unexpectedly finds redemption as she is given the opportunity to return to the cage and get to know her son for the first time.
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Adan Canto (“X-Men: Days of Future Past“), Nikolai Nikolaeff (“The OA“), Sheila Atim (“The Underground Railroad“), and Danny Boyd, Jr. in his feature film debut join Berry in the cast. Take a look at the official summary for “Bruised” below:
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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 the 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.) — the son she gave up as an infant — shows up at her doorstep. BRUISED marks the directorial debut of Academy Award winner Halle Berry and also stars Adriane Lenox, Sheila Atim, Valentina Schevchenko, and Stephen McKinley Henderson in a triumphant story of a fighter who reclaims her power, in and out of the ring, when everyone has counted her out.
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“Bruised” hits select theaters on November 17 and hits Netflix on November 24. Take a look at the new trailer below.