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Punch

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Eighteen year old Ariel is in love with her caring father, who lives with her in the upper middle class part of Vancouver. When he starts dating again, she becomes violently jealous, fails t... Read allEighteen year old Ariel is in love with her caring father, who lives with her in the upper middle class part of Vancouver. When he starts dating again, she becomes violently jealous, fails to seduce him, and turns to female boxing.Eighteen year old Ariel is in love with her caring father, who lives with her in the upper middle class part of Vancouver. When he starts dating again, she becomes violently jealous, fails to seduce him, and turns to female boxing.
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    • Director
      • Guy Bennett
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      • Guy Bennett
    • Stars
      • Michael Riley
      • Sonja Bennett
      • Meredith McGeachie
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      • Guy Bennett
    • Writer
      • Guy Bennett
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      • Michael Riley
      • Sonja Bennett
      • Meredith McGeachie
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations

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    • Trivia
      The main character Ariel is portrayed by Sonja Bennett, daughter of the writer/director of the film, Guy Bennett. The father excused himself from the set when they shot the more revealing scene in which his daughter 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," Guy Bennett explained.
    • Quotes

      Julie: I'm not crude, I'm blunt. There's a difference.

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      SPECIAL THANKS TO: Mr. and Mrs. Bennett All our Volunteers
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      References The X-Files (1993)
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      Where Did I Leave My Heart
      by Danny Mack

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    Thought provoking and well acted.
    This film is essentially about the relationship with between a single father and his daughter. But there's a very clunky other element to it - topless female boxing. It's supposed to be a 'hook' to get people to see the film, but frankly it would be much much better left out completely since it just doesn't work alongside the father daughter relationship theme and is a long way past the wrong side of grotesque.

    The conflicts and alliances that exist between the father, daughter, father's girlfriend and her sister are portayed effectively, often highlighting the success of calmly resolving an issue instead of being aggressive and violent. The film reminded me of Almodovar's work in its handling of complicated relationships in unique situations, although sometimes I felt it wasn't showing me anything I hadn't seen before (topless female boxing aside).

    The acting is excellent, particularly that of Sonja Bennett and Meredith McGeachie who portray their respective characters with complexity and emotion, but without going overboard.

    Overall, it's a well constructed film with a lot of issues that walk out of the cinema with you and it's probably a shame that most people won't see it.
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    • Release date
      • February 7, 2003 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Övön alul
    • Filming locations
      • British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Brightlight Pictures
      • Téléfilm Canada
      • British Columbia Film
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      • CA$1,200,000 (estimated)
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      1 hour 30 minutes
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