Girlfight

Basic Info
Limited Release - September 29, 2000
Rated R
1 hour 50 minutes
Box Office - $1,565,852

Director
Karyn Kusama

Cast
Michelle Rodriguez - "Diana Guzman"
Jaime Tirelli - "Hector"
Santiago Douglas - "Adrian"

Multimedia
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Reviews
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Awards/Nominations
National Board of Review - Best Breakthrough Performance - WON
Deauville Film Festival - Best Female Performance - WON
Independent Spirit Awards - Best Debut Perfromance - WON
Gotham Awards - Breakthrough Performance - WON
Las Vegas Film Ciritics Sierra Awards - Best Female Newcomer - WON
Black Reel Awards - Best Theatrical Actress - Nominated
Las Vegas Film Ciritics Sierra Awards - Best Actress - Nominated
Online Film Critics Society - Best Film Debut/Breakthrough - Nominated

Character Info
Diana Guzman is a troubled girl on the brink of womanhood. Her teachers don't understand her, her father underestimates her and her friends are few. Diana doesn't know how to control her anger, and more importantly, she doesn't care. Living in the Brooklyn projects with her dismissive father and younger brother, Diana struggles with boredom and discontent with the seemingly hopeless world around her. 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. One day, Diana discovers the world of boxing at a local gym. She immediately knows she has finally found a place where she truly belongs. Diana begins training in secret with a reluctant but fatherly coach. After much training, she learns to control her temper and channel her strength. For the first time in her life, she has found something that makes sense. Soon she is competing against both male and female opponents and gaining momentum as a true contender. When a romance blossoms with a fellow boxer, she must struggle with the decision of what is truly important to her when she is reluctantly paired against him in an important fight. In the end, Diana not only developes a mastery of her physical self, but more importantly she discovers her true inner self, finding inside, someone who is more capable than she could have imagined.

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