SummaryJim (Jordan Oosterhof) is a promising teenage boxer, training under the watch of his demanding and alcoholic father (Tim Roth). When Jim develops a relationship with a male classmate, the two are forced to navigate isolation, homophobia, and the brutality of small-town life. As Jim discovers what it means to be gay, he realizes how little strengt... Read More
Directed By:Welby Ings
Written By:Welby Ings
Punch
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Mar 9, 2023
80
Flowing and keenly observant of its characters and setting, Punch swings above its weight class.
Mar 10, 2023
50
The plot of Punch follows a fairly predictable path, and it lurches into overheated melodrama in its second half. But Ings does a fine job of capturing the instant connection between these two young men.
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Production Company:
- New Zealand Film Commission
- Prospect Films
- Yellow Affair
- Punch Productions
- Blueskin Films Ltd.
- Robin Murphy Productions
Release Date:Mar 10, 2023
Duration:1 h 38 m
Rating:TV-MA
Tagline:Love Is Worth the Fight
Awards
Glasgow Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
