Girlfight (2000)

She doesn't know how to control her anger, and more importantly, she doesn't care. Living in the Brooklyn projects of Red Hook with her dismissive father Sandro (Paul Calderon) and younger brother Tiny (Ray Santiago), Diana witnesses generations of families who never move beyond the confines of their small world. She has nothing to lose - or gain - by not controlling her violent temper. For Diana, it's hit or be hit, and she'd much rather be the one packing the punch.

Sent on an errand for her father one day, Diana discovers the secret world of boxing at a gym in Brooklyn. Looking around at the determined fighters glistening with sweat and purpose, she knows she has finally found a place where she truly belongs.

Diana begins training in secret with Hector (Jaime Tirelli), a coach Sandro hired to teach Tiny how to box. But it is Diana who relishes the work. Through weeks of strenuous training, she slowly learns to control her temper and channel her strength. For the first time in her life, she has found something that makes

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Directed by

Karyn Kusama Æon Flux

Written by

Karyn Kusama Æon Flux

Cast

Michelle Rodriguez Resident Evil, The Fast and the Furious, S.W.A.T. Jaime Tirelli Big, Marathon Man, State of Grace Paul Calderon Pulp Fiction, The Firm, Cop Land Santiago Douglas Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For, Exit Ray Santiago Meet the Fockers, Dirty Deeds, The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang Víctor Sierra Bed of Roses, Ciudad, La Elisa Bocanegra White Oleander, Spun [more]

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