Journeyman (2017)

Boxer Matty Burton suffers a serious head injury during a fight. This is the story about the impact on his marriage, his life, and his family.

Director:

Paddy Considine

Writer:

Paddy Considine

Stars:

Paddy Considine, Jodie Whittaker, Paul Popplewell

7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paddy Considine	...	Matty Burton
Jodie Whittaker	...	Emma Burton
Paul Popplewell	...	Jackie
Brendan Ingle	...	Robin Burton
Tony Pitts	...	Richie
Matt Insley	...	Matt not Matty
Lexie Duffy	...	Mia (as Lexi Duffy)
Lainie Duffy	...	Mia
Anthony Welsh	...	Andre Bryte
Francis Warren	...	Boxing Promoter
Junior Witter	...	Andre's Trainer
Simon Burgan	...	Andre's Cornerman
Greg Marriott	...	Andre's Nutritionist
Gareth Davies	...	Journalist 1
Matt Christie	...	Journalist 2

Storyline

Matty Burton is the middleweight boxing champion of the world. Now, coming towards the end of his career, he knows that he must make his money and get out of the game. His aim is to secure a home with his wife Emma, and a future for their baby daughter Mia. After a titanic battle against Andre 'The Future' Bryte, Matty returns home to Emma, but moments later collapses on the living room floor from a delayed reaction to a devastating punch. When Matty awakes from the coma, the real fight begins. Suffering from memory loss and with his personality altered, Matty must begin to piece his life back together as his world disintegrates.

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Taglines:

A snapshot into the life of a struggling boxer

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 2018 (UK)

Also Known As:

Fuera de combate

Filming Locations:

Sheffield United Football Club, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$220,353

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film4, Inflammable Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Paddy Considine worked closely with a case study in Sheffield to learn the experiences of what life was like for the partner of a man with a brain injury, including some of the volatile situations they were in. Paddy found that very informative when it came to writing the structure for the second act of the film.

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Quotes

Matty Burton: Number one.

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Connections

Features The Jeremy Kyle Show (2005)

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Soundtracks

Oceans (Acoustic)
Performed by Seafret
Written by Harry Draper, Jack Sedman and Roy Stride
Published by B-Unique Music Limited
Administered by Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd and Nightswimming Ltd administered by Peer Music (UK Ltd
Licensed courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited

User Reviews

Not your average Boxing movie. Journeyman is led by two incredible performances

Journeyman needs an international release. It is straightforward in its narrative, but truly scary at times and emotionally devastating throughout. Paddy Considine's second film as writer and director is equally as good as his first (Tyrannosaur) but it has received little to no recognition. I hope that this film gets a wider release because the performances by Paddy Considine and Jodie Whittaker were nothing short of astonishing. Considine delivers one of the best performances that I have *ever* seen- he fully embodies the character of Matty to devastating effect- and Whittaker (although her role is very different and much smaller) matches him every step of the way in a courageous and open-hearted performance. The two actors just knock it out of the park in every scene. The supporting cast is also uniformly strong.

With any other actor/writer/director at the helm, Journeyman would feel like a vanity project, but Considine makes sure that it doesn't. Instead, he delivers a film full of genuine human emotion and powerhouse performances. Watch this now.