Punch poster

Punch( 2022)

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Strength to fight, courage to love.

Overview

Jim is preparing for his first professional fight but begins to rethink his life's trajectory and his sexuality after tangling with Whetu, a gay Maori boy who spends his days in an old shack down by the beach.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tim Roth

      Stan

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      Jordan Oosterhof

      Jim Richardson

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      Conan Hayes

      Whetu

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      Abigail Laurent

      Chelsea

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      Karl Willetts

      Manager

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      Connor Johnston

      Colin

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      Matt Hicks

      Referee

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      Simon McConnon

      Coach

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      Stephanie Cope

      Lady in Sunglasses with Dog

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      Sage Klein

      Amber

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    A review by bennyaha

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    Written by bennyaha on Sat Jul 30 2022
    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 o...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • lgbt athlete
    • lgbt
    • boxing
    • gay theme