Bruised (2021)

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Bruised (2021)

Netflix

Release date: 11/24/2021

My IMDb Rating: 6/10

#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating: 68%

Directed by

Halle Berry

Screenplay by

Michelle Rosenfarb

Produced by

Basil Iwanyk, Brad Feinstein, Guymon Casady, Linda Gottlieb, Erica Lee

Starring

Halle Berry as Jackie Justice

Shamier Anderson as Immaculate

Adan Canto as Desi

Sheila Atim as Bobbi Buddhakan Berroa

Stephen McKinley Henderson as Pops

Valentina Shevchenko as Lady Killer

Lela Loren

Cinematography

Frank G. DeMarco

Edited by

Jacob Craycroft

Music by

Aska Matsumiya

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