‘Bruised’ Trailer: Halle Berry Directs Herself as a Disgraced Mma Fighter

Academy Award winner Halle Berry makes her directorial debut with “Bruised,” an upcoming Netflix drama in which she also stars as a washed-up Mma fighter searching for redemption.

The movie previously screened as a work in progress at the Toronto International Film Festival, but will finally hit the streaming platform on November 24.

Watch the trailer below.In the film, Halle Berry plays Jackie Justice, who’s seeking to redeem herself and face her demons by getting back in the ring after the child she gave up as an infant unexpectedly reappears in her life.

The cast also includes Stephen McKinley Henderson, Adan Canto, Shamier Anderson, and “The Underground Railroad” breakout Sheila Atim.

The film is written by Michelle Rosenfarb, making her feature screenplay debut.The project was originally developed for Blake Lively and Nick Cassavetes before it went to Halle Berry.“They gave me the script and I loved the story,

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