LAS VEGAS — (04-23-23) — Dark Star Pictures and Peccadillo Pictures bring you the highly acclaimed LGBT Drama film, Punch (2023), starring Tim Roth, Jordan Oosterhof and Conan Hayes, in a LGBT love story film written and directed by Welby Ings.
an absolute work of art is how this reporter can best describe these MUST WATCH performances from Tim Roth, Conan Hayes and Jordan Oosterhof.
The LGBT love story tells the tale of a young professional boxer at the age of seventeen, who is aiming to fulfill the hopes and dreams of his demanding and alcoholic father. Life outside the ring gets complicated however when Jim must confront the truth about his sexuality.
Synopsis:
“Jim is a promising teenage boxer, training under the watch of his demanding and alcoholic father. 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 strength has to do with heroism.”
FESTIVALS:
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2023 Queer Cinema Today & The Gayla
BiF&st Bari International Film Festival 2023 International Panorama
Glasgow Film Festival 2023 Audience Award
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2022 First Feature Competition
This ‘MUST SEE’ LGBT film is now available through Dark Star Pictures and Peccadillo Pictures on DVD and digital platforms of iTunes, Amazon, Vudu and more!
Watch Punch Official Movie Trailer (2023)
Directed by:
Welby Ings
Cinematography by:
Matt Henley
Written by:
Welby Ings
Music by:
David Long
Film Editing by:
Paul Maxwell
Production Design by:
Iain Aitken
Art Direction by:
Mark Grenfell
Costume Design by:
Sara Beale
Executive Producers:
Jonty Brook
Lamia Nayeb-St. Hilaire
Produced by:
Catherine Fitzgerald
Robin Murphy
Assistant Producer:
Rachel Aneta Wills
Line Producer:
Victoria Hardy
Production Companies:
Blueskin Films Ltd.
Robin Murphy Productions
Distributed by:
Dark Star Pictures (USA) (DVD) (all media 2023)
Peccadillo Pictures (United Kingdom 2023)
Country of Origin:
New Zealand
Language:
English
Run time:
98 Minutes
Release Date:
April 11, 2023 (DVD)
Copyright © 2022 Dark Star Pictures
Article by: Michael The Sizzler, Staff Writer
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