Two Fists, One Heart
Two Fists, One Heart | |
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Directed by | Shawn Seet |
Written by | Rai Fazio |
Produced by | David Elfick |
Starring | Daniel Amalm Ennio Fantastichini Jessica Marais Tim Minchin |
Cinematography | Hugh Miller |
Edited by | Deborah Peart Milena Romanin |
Distributed by | Walt Disney Home Entertainment HanWay Films (worldwide) |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Languages | English Italian |
Budget | $8.5M (which included a $4 million investment from Screen Australia) |
Box office | $305K |
Two Fists, One Heart is a 2008 Australian drama film directed by and written by , and is based on Fazio's own life growing up.[1] The film is set and was shot in Perth, Western Australia. The film follows Anthony Argo, an Italian Australian boxer whose Sicilian father/trainer wants Anthony to pursue boxing but he forsakes it when he meets Kate and perceives differently than his father the violence in the sport. She is a girl from the other side of the tracks. But Anthony reconsiders when his father's boxing student quits; Anthony begins to train much more than before in preparation for the biggest fight of his life.
Cast[]
- Daniel Amalm as Anthony Argo
- Ennio Fantastichini as Anthony's father Joe Argo
- Jessica Marais as Kate
- as Nico
- Tim Minchin as Kate's brother Tom
- Paul Pantano as Theo
- Nicole Trunfio as Jessica
- Sam Greco as Mick
- as Kate's ex Rudy [2]
Reception[]
Cinema Autopsy awarded the film 2.5 stars.[3] The film was heavily criticized in the article I'm Here to Save Screen Australia Time and Money,[4] and Screen Australia's CEO Ruth Harley expressed disappointment in the article "Screen Aus reviews Two Fists Failure".[5]
Budget and Box Office[]
Two Fists, One Heart cost $8,500,000 (which included a $4 million investment from Screen Australia) and made $305,300.
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- 2008 films
- 2000s sports drama films
- Australian boxing films
- Australian sports drama films
- Films set in Australia
- Australian films
- Films directed by Shawn Seet
- 2008 drama films
- 2000s Australian film stubs