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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.
- 99 min
Punch 2022. Punch. Directed by Welby Ings Aotearoa. 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. Jul 30.
Punch - Apple TV. Available on Paramount+, Prime Video, Hulu, Sling TV. 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.
Jun 14, 2023 · Punch, the new film by writer director Welby Ings, deals with the issue of identity, placing us in Pirau, a small seaside town in New Zealand. Viewing the town’s worldview through a sharp socio-political lens, the film begins exploring the lives of two classmates, Jim and Whetu, and the price they must pay for asserting their true identity.
Feb 8, 2023 · This first premiered at the 2022 New Zealand Film Festival last year, and also played at Tallinn Black Nights (PÖFF). Dark Star Pics will debut Welby Ings' Punch in select US theaters + on VOD ...
May 12, 2023 · English. Punch (2022) 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. New Zealand, New Zealander, New Zealanders, drama, gay, lgbt, lgbtq, lgbtqia, friendship, lust, love, romance ...
Mar 6, 2023 · The film premiered at the 2022 New Zealand International Film Festival on July 27. Aside from a segment on The Male Gaze: Fleeting Glances, this is Welby Ings’ feature film directorial debut. Punch – movie poster
