Seventeen-year-old Jim (Jordan Oosterhof) is a promising boxer, training under the exacting eye of his alcoholic father Stan (renowned English actor Tim Roth). Life outside the ring gets complicated when Jim forms a friendship with an outcast takatāpui Māori schoolmate, Whetu (Conan Hayes). Their relationship deepens into romance, attracting hatred within their small, testosterone-filled West Auckland town, and suddenly Jim’s mapped out future is in doubt. This is writer, director and AUT Design Professor Welby Ing’s first feature, after his acclaimed short films Boy, Munted, and Sparrow.
Cast
Tim Roth … Stan
Jordan Oosterhof … Jim Richardson
Conan Hayes … Whetu
Abigail Laurent … Chelsea
Sage Klein … Amber
Karl Willetts … Manager
Matt Hicks … Referee
Connor Johnston … Colin
Simon McConnon … Coach
Stephanie Cope … Lady in Sunglasses with Dog
Wesley Dowdell … Ron Pyott
Wilson Downes … Riley
Peter Ford … MC
Fergus Ross … Guitarist
Trailer
Creative
Produced by
Jonty Brook … executive producer
Catherine Fitzgerald … producer
Victoria Hardy … line producer
Robin Murphy … producer
Lamia Nayeb-St. Hilaire … executive producer
Rachel Aneta Wills … assistant producer
Directed by Welby Ings
Music by David Long
Cinematography by Matt Henley
Film Editing by Paul Maxwell
Production Design by Iain Aitken
Art Direction by Mark Grenfell
Costume Design by Sara Beale
Makeup Department Shontae Roache … makeup assist
Where to Watch
Punch – watch online: stream, buy or rent You can buy “Punch” on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Microsoft Store, Apple TV as download or rent it on Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Apple TV online. (as of 01/05/2023)
