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First Look: Shadowboxer

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First Look: Shadowboxer

Director: Lee Daniels
Screenwriter: Will Rokos
Producers: Lee Daniels, Lisa Cortes, Brook Lenfest, Dave Robinson, & Will Rokos
Cast: Helen Mirren, Cuba Gooding, Jr, Macy Gray, Mo'Nique, Stephen Dorff, Vanessa Ferlito, & Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Synopsis:
Silently dying from cancer, Rose, a contract killer, embarks on one final job with her partner and lover, Mikey. As she is about to kill Vickie, wife of an underground mob boss, Rose has a crisis of conscience and is compelled to save the life of this woman caught in a compromising situation. Now forced to hide out to avoid discovery from those seeking Vickie1s death, Rose, Mikey and their new family seek to find love and redemption under the most unexpected circumstances.
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