Peccadillo Pictures has released a new trailer for the incoming Punch, a new film led by Tim Roth, a film due on screens next month. The film will be available on home entertainment and VOD platforms.on 13 November. In addition, there is a special collector’s blu-ray with extra content, including a production booklet exclusive only to this Peccadillo edition.
The film premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia around this time last year. I caught it at the festival and loved it.
More info below.
Seventeen-year-old Jim (Jordan Oosterhof) is a small-town boxing hero who carries the hopes and dreams of his father Stan (Tim Roth, The Hateful Eight) 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.
Bonus content on the release includes:
- Interviews with writer/director Welby Ings and actors Tim Roth, Jordan Oosterhof & Conan Hayes
- Exclusive booklet with production drawings & notes by Welby Ings (Blu-ray Exclusive)
- 2 short films by Welby Ings: ‘Sparrow’ & ‘Boy’ (Blu-ray Exclusive)
I urge you to check this one out. It’s a great film deserved of attention.
Here’s the new trailer. The film will be available On-Demand in the UK and Ireland via Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, Google Play, Rakuten, BFI Player, and Peccadillo On Demand
