Steel Toes (2006)

Directors:

Mark Adam
David Gow

Writers:

David Gow (play)
David Gow (writer)

Release Date:

2006 (Canada)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Rage and intolerance collide with compassion

Plot:

Rage and intolerance collide with compassion Academy-Award nominated David Strathairn portrays Danny Dunkleman...

Plot Keywords:

Intolerance | Rage | Neo Nazi | Compassion | Skinhead

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

David Strathairn	...	Danny Dunckelman
Andrew W. Walker	...	Michael 'Mike' Downey (as Andrew Walker)
Marina Orsini	...	Anna Dunkelman
Ivana Shein	...	Jill
Michael Rudder	...	Sam (as Mike Rudder)
Linda Smith	...	Barabara
Ivan Smith	...	Vikram
Aaron Grunfeld	...	Young Danny Dunckelman
Joel Miller	...	Danny's father
Tom Rack	...	Magistrate
Ron Lea	...	Interviewer
Eric Vachon	...	Squeegee Kid
Daniel Tirado	...	Hammer
Michael Yarmush	...	Tong
Manjit Anand	...	Dahlia

MPAA:

Rated R for a brutal attack and for language.

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Trivia:

Principal photography took only 17 days.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Danny Dunckelman: These seven threads comprise a cloth: spirit, light, time, space, birth, death, and the seventh thread, which is the mystery of the universe. This seventh thread is also the opposite of spirit, the opposite of light, the opposite of time, the opposite of space...

Excellent performance by David Strahairn & most of the cast

It is a movie that should be required viewing in schools. I was privileged to see it at the Woodstock Film Festival this past year. Unfortunately, films of this caliber that have a vital message rather than providing moviegoers with a thrill a minute "entertainment" too often do not receive sufficient funding get them into the local movie houses. The plot is timely and the acting is superb and realistic. I felt that, possibly in order to cut expenses the story was cut short. The "interplay" between Danny and his wife, Anna, and Danny and his brother could have been given more attention. Hopefully, the fact that David Strahairn is starring will provide the necessary backing to give the public an opportunity to see Steel Toes.