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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Karyn Kusama (written by)
Release Date:
23 November 2000 (Australia)
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Tagline:
Prove them wrong
Plot:
Diana, without her father knowing it, trains as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers. full summary | full synopsis
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Boxer
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Female Boxer
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Boxing
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Training
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Women Boxing
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Awards:
15 wins
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11 nominations
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(69 articles)
Review: Jennifer’s Body - An ambitious slasher-satire
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All Eyes on Michelle Rodriguez in New 'Avatar' Image
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All Eyes on Michelle Rodriguez in New 'Avatar' Image
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Michelle Rodriguez | ... | Diana Guzman |
 | Jaime Tirelli | ... | Hector Soto |
| Paul Calderon | ... | Sandro Guzman |
 | Santiago Douglas | ... | Adrian Sturges |
| Ray Santiago | ... | Tiny Guzman |
| Víctor Sierra | ... | Ray Cortez |
 | Elisa Bocanegra | ... | Marisol |
| Shannon Walker Williams | ... | Veronica |
| Louis Guss | ... | Don |
 | Herb Lovelle | ... | Cal |
| Thomas Barbour | ... | Ira |
| Graciella Ortiz | ... | Female Student |
 | J.P. Linton | ... | Mr. Price |
| Iris Little Thomas | ... | Ms. Martinez |
| Dadi Pinero | ... | Edward |
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
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Runtime:
110 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
Iceland:L |
Australia:M |
Singapore:NC-16 |
South Korea:15 |
Argentina:13 |
Canada:14A (video rating) |
France:U |
Germany:6 |
Netherlands:12 |
New Zealand:M |
Norway:11 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:7 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:R (certificate #37440)
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Michelle Rodriguez trained for two months before the 30-day shoot began. She was also chosen over 300 other women to be cast in the film. It was her first audition.
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Continuity: When Diana asks Hector if he will train her, the number and arrangement of tiles on the table changes repeatedly between shots.
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Featured in The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
Fried Neck Bones and Some Home Fries
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I was not expecting the powerful filmmaking experience of "Girlfight". It's an Indie; low-budget, no big-name actors, freshman director. I had heard it was good, but not this good.
Placed in a contemporary, ethnic, working-class Brooklyn, Karyn Kusama has done an extraordinary job of capturing the day-do-day struggles of urban Latinos. Diana, the protagonist, is seething with anger and lashes out at her high school peers, getting in trouble with the school and her friends. She is being raised by her single father, who appears to love her and her brother, but applies a strict, sex-based double standard on his children. The father's double standard is illustrated by the fact that Tiny, the brother, is taking boxing lessons at the local gym, but Diana is denied similar pursuits. On an errand to the gym to meet Tiny, Diana is captivated by boxing. Tiny doesn't like boxing, so he and Diana trade places; he gets the money from Dad then gives it to Diana to take the lessons in his place.
This is actually a feel-good movie, as Diana grows and learns about herself through boxing, meets a guy, and addresses some very serious issues head-on. There's no giggly, 'everything that can go right does go right' resolution a la "Bend It Like Beckham". The reality and attendant personal issues are too big for pat resolutions, but in my opinion, "Girlfight" is a better and more satisfying film for it.