Steel Toes

Steel Toes
Directed byMark Adam
David Gow
Written byDavid Gow
Produced byFrancine Allaire
StarringDavid Strathairn
Andrew Walker
Aaron Grunfeld
Ivan Smith
Ron Lea
CinematographyMark Adam
Edited byMark Adam
Susan Shanks
Music byBenoît Groulx
Distributed byMonterey Media
Film Tonic
Release date
  • 2007 (2007)
Running time
87 minutes
CountriesCanada
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget1,300,000 (CAD)

Steel Toes is a 2007 film directed by David Gow and Mark Adam and starring David Strathairn. It was filmed in Montreal, Quebec, and was produced by Galafilm. The film was based on writer/director David Gow's play Cherry Docs.[1]

Plot

Danny Dunkleman (David Strathairn) is a Jewish humanist and a lawyer who works for the court system in Canada. He is assigned to defend Mike Downey (Andrew Walker), a neo-Nazi skinhead who is accused of a brutal, racially motivated murder. Behind prison walls, the two have a clash of ideologies as Dunkleman attempts to put his professional beliefs before his personal beliefs, and his client clings to his hateful beliefs.

Reception

Dennis Schwartz gave it a grade C+.[2]

Awards

  • Best Feature (non studio affiliated) Cine Golen Eagle Award, 2007[citation needed]
  • Achievement in Independent Cinema, Houston World Fest[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Steel Toes - the movie, Coming Soon!". Archived from the original on 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  2. ^ "Home".


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