Punch (2002 film)
Punch | |
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Directed by | Guy Bennett |
Written by | Guy Bennett |
Produced by | Stephen Hegyes |
Starring | Michael Riley Sonja Bennett Meredith McGeachie |
Cinematography | Gregory Middleton |
Edited by | Richard Schwadel |
Music by | James Jandrisch |
Production company | Brightlight Pictures |
Distributed by | ThinkFilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Punch is a Canadian
dark comedy film, directed by Guy Bennett and released in 2002.[1]
Plot
The film stars
boxer, comes to her sister's defense.[2] The film's cast also includes Vincent Gale
, Kathryn Kirkpatrick, Don Ackerman and Sarah Lind.
Production
Guy Bennett excused himself from the set when they shot the more revealing scene in which his daughter Sonja Bennett is sitting naked on a bed with her legs apart in an attempt to seduce her tutor, and watched from a monitor in another room. But the idea of putting his daughter in this vulnerable position never gave him pause for a moment. "Everything is subservient to the drama," he explained.[3]
Awards
At the
References
- ^ "Punch packs humour, takes some risks". Vancouver Sun, February 7, 2003.
- ^ "Blow by blow girl saga". Toronto Star, February 7, 2003.
- ^ "Family dynamics". www.theglobeandmail.com. 11 February 2003. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Vancouver Film Critics Circle pick best of 2002". Nelson Daily News, January 31, 2003.
- Victoria Times-Colonist, May 1, 2004.
External links
- Punch at IMDb