Stan
Search results
Punch is a New Zealand sports drama film written and directed by Welby Ings and starring Tim Roth. It is Ings' feature directorial debut.
Jan 6, 2023 · With Tim Roth, Jordan Oosterhof, Conan Hayes, Abigail Laurent. 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.
- (1.4K)
- Drama, Romance, Sport
- Welby Ings
- 2023-01-06
Punch - Seventeen-year-old Jim (Jordan Oosterhof) is a promising boxer, training under the exacting eye of his alcoholic father Stan (renowned English actor Tim Roth). Life outside the ring gets complicated when Jim forms a friendship with an outcast takatāpui Māori schoolmate, Whetu (Conan Hayes).
Punch. 1h. 38m. •Drama, Sport. •2022. “Punch is an emotional, very personal and incredibly important story” - Kate Rogers, Newshub. A debut feature from writer/director Welby Ings, Punch stars British actor and Oscar nominee Tim Roth, rising Aotearoa talent Jordan Oosterhof, and Toi Whakaari graduate Conan Hayes.
Punch 2022 Directed by Welby Ings Seventeen-year-old boxer Jim carries the hopes and dreams of his father on his shoulders, but his growing relationship with local takatāpui Whetu forces him to confront the truth about his sexuality and choose his own future.
- Welby Ings
In the town Stan is treated like a joke but he has given everything to see his son gain professional status and escape the brutality of his small world. As Jim begins to rethink why he is fighting...
- (21)
- Drama, LGBTQ+, Sports
Mar 10, 2023 · 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. Welby Ings. Director, Writer. Written by bennyaha on August 2, 2022.
