Punch (2022)
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.
Primary Title
- Punch
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 14 September 2024
Release Year
- 2022
Start Time
- 20 : 45
Finish Time
- 22 : 25
Duration
- 100:00
Channel
- Whakaata Maori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Maori
Programme Description
- 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.
Classification
- 16
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Gay teenagers--Drama
- High school athletes--Drama
- Boxing--Drama
- Feature films--New Zealand
Genres
- Drama
- Romance
- Sports
Contributors
- Welby Ings (Director)
- Welby Ings (Writer)
- Tim Roth (Actor)
- Jordan Oosterhof (Actor)
- Conan Hayes (Actor)
- Abigail Laurent (Actor)
- Calvin Tuteao (Actor)
- Karl Willetts (Actor)
- Robin Murphy (Producer)
- Catherine Fitzgerald (Producer)
- Matt Henley (Director of Photography)
- Iain Aitken (Production Designer)
- Paul Maxwell (Editor)
- David Long (Composer)
- Punch Productions (Production Unit)
- Prospect Films (Production Unit)
- Yellow Affair (Production Unit)
- New Zealand Film Commission (Funder)
Subjects
- Gay teenagers--Drama
- High school athletes--Drama
- Boxing--Drama
- Feature films--New Zealand