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22/11/2022 Drama 1h 39m
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Love is worth the fight.

Overview

Seventeen-year old Jim is a small-town boxing hero who carries the hopes and dreams of his father Stan on his shoulders. His growing relationship with local takatāpui Māori boy, Whetu, forces him to confront the truth about his sexuality, and choose his own future.

  1. Welby Ings

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Tim Roth

    Stan

  2. Jordan Oosterhof

    Jim Richardson

  3. Conan Hayes

    Whetu

  4. Abigail Laurent

    Chelsea

  5. Karl Willetts

    Manager

  6. Connor Johnston

    Colin

  7. Matt Hicks

    Referee

  8. Simon McConnon

    Coach

  9. Stephanie Cope

    Lady in Sunglasses with Dog

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Reviews

A review by bennyaha
Written by bennyaha on 2022-07-30
Punch is a nice film that is really needed in today for New Zealand Boxing which currently battles Homophobia and toxic masculinity. Jordan Oosterhof who plays the boxer has obviously done well to maintain his fitness for the film but the true star of this movie is Conan Hayes. The writing with Conan Hayes was great and you can tell he did amazing job with is with portraying a gay teenage Maori boy in a small town who sells his body to make money.

Negatives
One major problem i had is the lack of trigger warning before seeing the film for the rape scene in the movie. On the technical side ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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