Shadowboxer · 2005

Shadowboxer

«Feeling Protected Is Very Seductive»

Lee Daniels · 93 min · United States of America

Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a malicious gangster, Rose fails to kill the main target, the gangster's pregnant girlfriend. Instead, she delivers her baby and convinces Mikey to help her protect them both. As Rose weakens from cancer, Mikey becomes breadwinner for this unusual family. But tranquility will not last.

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Box office (US)

$370,627

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Production companies

Teton Films, Lee Daniels Entertainment

Locations

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Filming

Nueva Jersey

Setting

Filadelfia

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Cast

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  Cuba Gooding Jr.

  Mikey

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  Helen Mirren

  Rose

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  Vanessa Ferlito

  Vicki

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  Macy Gray

  Neisha

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  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Dr. Don

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  Stephen Dorff

  Clayton Mayfield

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  Mo'Nique

  Precious

• Tom Pasch

  Andrew