Rent Punch (2022)
3.4 of 5 from 65 ratings
1h 34min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Seventeen-year-old Jim (Jordan Oosterhof) is a small-town boxing hero who carries the hopes and dreams of his father Stan (Tim Roth) on his shoulders. But when he becomes aware of his strong attraction to Whetu (Conan Hayes), a feisty gay Maori teenager ostracised from the local community, Jim starts to see the limitations of his world, and understand what he and Whetu must do to break free. New Zealand filmmaker Welby Ings' powerful film is a beautifully shot and moving story about finding queer love and identity in the face of overwhelming odds.
- Actors:
- Tim Roth, Jordan Oosterhof, Conan Hayes, Abigail Laurent, Wesley Dowdell, Sage Klein, Tom Clarke, Wilson Downes, Connor Johnston, John Watson, Calvin Tuteao, Joshua Stubbing, Karl Willetts, Tammy Lee, Matt Chamberlain, Simon McConnon, Shane Murphy, Paul Harrop, Eruera Mahara, Matt Hicks
- Directors:
- Welby Ings
- Producers:
- Catherine Fitzgerald, Robin Murphy
- Writers:
- Welby Ings
- Studio:
- Peccadillo Pictures
- Genres:
- Drama, Lesbian & Gay, Sports & Sport Films
- Countries:
- New Zealand
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 27/11/2023
- Run Time:
- 99 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Interviews with writer/director Welby Ings and actors Tim Roth, Jordan Oosterhof and Conan Hayes
- 2 Short Films by Welby Ings: 'Sparrow' and 'Boy'
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Reviews (1) of Punch
Kiwi attraction - Punch review by mc
The story is a little hard to follow at the end. but the actors are good. Whetu doesn't look very Maori. However the rural New Zealand setting makes an unusual background for this pleasing gay romance and I felt sympathy and admiration for the director who mixes boxing with family and .love.
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