Punch

Punch is a contemporary film about love, loyalty and liberation. Jim is a seventeen-year old boxer in a small town. He is a golden boy, preparing for a fight that will elevate him to an early professional status. All bets are on his...

New Zealand Production

Feature 2022 Drama 98.00 minutes

Punch Web

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 boy, Whetu, forces him to confront the truth about his sexuality, and choose his own future.

2023: Glasgow Film Festival – In Competition

Audience Award

2022: Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival – First Feature Competition

Palm Springs International Film Festival – Queer Cinema Programme

BIF&AST Bari International Film & TV Festival – International Panorama Competition

Tofifest International Film Festival

Two Riversides Film and Art Festival

Directors

Welby Ings

Producers

Robin Murphy

Catherine Fitzgerald

Screenplay Writers

Welby Ings

Executive Producers

Adrian Burr

Lamia Nayeb

Jonty Brook

Karoliina Dwyer

Steven Bestwick

Jill Macnab

Phil Bremner

Cast

Tim Roth
Stan

Jordan Oosterhof
Jim

Conan Hayes
Whetu

Crew

Matt Henley | DOP

Paul Maxwell | Editor

Dr. Robert Pouwhare | Kaiārahi Māori

Prof. Hinematau McNeill | Kaihāpai

Iain Aitken | Production Designer

Sara Beale | Costume Designer

David Long | Music by

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