Knuckle (film)

Knuckle
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Directed by	Ian Palmer
Produced by	Teddy Leifer Ian Palmer
Cinematography	Michael Doyle Ian Palmer
Edited by	Ollie Huddleston
Music by	Ilan Eshkeri
Production company	Rise Films
Release date	January 21, 2011 (2011-01-21) (Sundance)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Ireland

Knuckle is a 2011 Irish documentary film about the secretive world of Irish Traveller bare-knuckle boxing. The film was made in stages over 12 years. The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.[1][2] This film follows a history of violent feuding between rival clans.

Synopsis

This film follows 12 years in the lives of three Irish Traveller families (Joyces, Nevins, and Quinn-McDonaghs) and their bitter feuds and fights. The film explores the reasons why they hold these fights and explores in-depth these families' secret life, which is barely known to outsiders of the Traveller community. The real reason for the feud among the families is never revealed, as they will not talk about it to outsiders.

Cast

• James Quinn McDonagh
• Michael Quinn McDonagh
• Paddy Quinn McDonagh
• Christy (Ditsy) Walford
• Thomas (Spike) Nevin
• Ian Palmer
• Davey Nevin
• Joe (Big Joe) Joyce

Reception

The film received a mostly positive response from critics.[3][4][5][6] On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 93% based on reviews from 43 critics.[7]

See also

• List of Irish Traveller-related depictions and documentaries

References

1. "2011 Sundane Film Festival Announces Films in Competition". Sundance Institute. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
2. Fleming, Mike Jr (7 January 2011). "Sundance: 'Knuckle' Documentary Creates Remake Rights Intrigue For Brawling Saga". Deadline. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
3. Dargis, Manohla (8 December 2011). "Brawling for Money, Clan and Just Because". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
4. Bradshaw, Peter (4 August 2011). "Knuckle". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
5. Sharkey, Betsy (9 December 2011). "Movie review: 'Knuckle'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
6. "Review: Understated & Powerful Documentary 'Knuckle' Is A Knockout". Indie Wire. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
7. "Knuckle (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

External links

• Knuckle at IMDb