Cinemateket

Jim er en 17-årig bokser i en lille by i New Zealand. Han er et stortalent, der forbereder sig på en kamp, der kan give ham en tidlig professionel karriere. Han bliver trænet af sin meget krævende og alkoholiserede far. Da Jim udvikler et forhold til en klassekammerat – en maori-dreng – er de to tvunget til at navigere mellem isolation, homofobi og brutaliteten i den lille by. Da Jim opdager, hvad det vil sige at være homoseksuel, indser han, hvor lidt styrke har med heltemod at gøre.

ENGLISH

Jim is a seventeen-year-old boxer in a small town. He is a golden boy, preparing for a fight that will elevate him to an early professional status. He is trained by his very demanding and alcoholic father. When Jim develops a relationship with a classmate, a Maori boy, the two are forced to navigate isolation, homophobia, and the brutality of small-town life. As Jim discovers what it means to be gay, he realizes how little strength has to do with heroism. Medvirkende: Tim Roth, Jordan Oosterhof, Conan Hayes, Abigail Laurent
Instruktør: Welby Ings
New Zealand, 2022
DCP, 98 min.
Engelsk dialog
Tilladt for børn over 15 år