Knuckle
The fighters hit hard, and so does the movie.
Knuckle
Meet James Quinn Mcdonagh and Paddy “The Lurcher” Joyce. Related by blood and separated by a feud that dates back generations. As the heads of rival families, they train to represent their feuding traveling clans, in their long-standing history of violent bare-knuckle boxing.
Knuckle is a rare chance to step inside one of the world’s most vibrant and elusive communities. Travelers are normally silent about certain parts of their lifestyle. Never before has such a portrayal of their fighting traditions been committed to film.
Shot in an observational style, Knuckle presents a hard edged portrait of Traveler male culture and explores the bond of loyalty, the need for revenge and the pressures to fight for the honor of your family name. Prepare to witness the secretive world of travelers and their way of settling scores. No gloves, no padding,
just Knuckle.
Knuckle is a rare chance to step inside one of the world’s most vibrant and elusive communities. Travelers are normally silent about certain parts of their lifestyle. Never before has such a portrayal of their fighting traditions been committed to film.
Shot in an observational style, Knuckle presents a hard edged portrait of Traveler male culture and explores the bond of loyalty, the need for revenge and the pressures to fight for the honor of your family name. Prepare to witness the secretive world of travelers and their way of settling scores. No gloves, no padding,
just Knuckle.
Genre
Documentary
Web Site
Runtime
93
Language
English
Director
Ian Palmer
FEATURED REVIEW
David Parkinson,Empire Magazine
PlotA documentary charting the brutal business of bare-fist fighting in the Irish traveller community.ReviewThe fights may lack the dynamism of the donnybrook in John Ford’s The Quiet Man, but Ian Palmer’s insight into how Irish traveller families still resort to fisticuffs to settle disputes more ...
Played at
Monica Film Center 12.09.11 - 12.15.11
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