Movie
Girlfight
Overview
Diana Guzman, a troubled Brooklyn teenager, decides to channel her aggression by training to become a boxer, all while keeping it a secret from her father.
Details
- Release date
- 2000-05-01
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Screen Gems, Green/Renzi, IFC Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Michelle Rodriguez as Diana Guzman
- Jamie Tirelli as Hector Soto
- Paul Calderon as Sandro Guzman
- Santiago Douglas as Adrian Sturges
- Ray Santiago as Tiny Guzman
- Víctor Sierra as Ray Cortez
- Elisa Bocanegra as Marisol
- Herb Lovelle as Cal
- Thomas Barbour as Ira
- Shannon Walker Williams as Veronica
- John Sayles as Science Teacher
- Dadi Pinero as Edward
Crew
- Karyn Kusama - Director
- Karyn Kusama - Writer
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