Shadowboxer
“Feeling Protected Is Very Seductive”
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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Cast
23 people
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Mikey
Known for
Boyz n the Hood
What Dreams May Come
Helen Mirren
Rose
Known for
Monsters University
MobLand
Vanessa Ferlito
Vicki
Known for
Death Proof
NCIS: New Orleans
Macy Gray
Neisha
Known for
Training Day
The Paperboy
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Dr. Don
Known for
Inception
(500) Days of Summer
Stephen Dorff
Clayton Mayfield
Known for
Blade
True Detective
Mo'Nique
Precious
Known for
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Domino
Tom Pasch
Andrew
No other roles listed
Ryan Eric Speise
Anthony - Age 3
No other roles listed
Matt Higgins
Eddie
Also in
Law & Order
Girl Missing
John Panzarella
Man in Hotel
Also in
Twelve Monkeys
Homicide: Life on the Street
Marvina Vinique
Mikey's Mother
Also in
Safe
The Big Wedding
Lee Daniels Director · Will Rokos Writer Mario Grigorov Composer
Worldwide gross $520K · United States release July 14, 2006 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$519,802
Production
Teton Films
Production
Lee Daniels Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · September 9, 2005
Theatrical
United States · July 14, 2006
Limited theatrical
Canada
September 9, 2005 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Germany
October 18, 2007 · Physical
Greece
November 20, 2006 · Physical
United Kingdom
May 7, 2007 · Physical
August 25, 2008 · Physical · DVD
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