Welcome to the Punch (2013)

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  • IMDb page: Welcome to the Punch (2013)
  • Rate: 6.6/10 total 1,079 votes 
  • Genre: Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
  • Release Date: 15 March 2013 (Ireland)
  • Runtime: 99 min | 100 min
  • Filming Location: indigO2 at The O2, Peninsula square, London, UK
  • Budget: $8,500,000 (estimated)
  • Director: Eran Creevy
  • Stars: James McAvoy, Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough | See full cast and crew
  • Original Music By: Harry Escott   
  • Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
  • Plot Keyword: London England | Police Detective | Written By Director

Writing Credits By:
    (in alphabetical order)
  • Eran Creevy  written by

  • Known Trivia

      Plot: Ex-criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives his nemesis, detective Max Lewinsky, one last chance to catch the man he's always been after. Full summary » |  »
      Story: Former criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London from his Icelandic hideaway when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to catch the man he has always been after. As they face off, they start to uncover a deeper conspiracy they both need to solve in order to survive. Written byAnonymous
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      Synopsis: Ex-criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London from his Icelandic hideaway when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to catch the man hes always been after. As they face off, they start to uncover a deeper conspiracy they both need to solve in order to survive.
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      Produced By:


      • Rory Aitken known as producer
      • Jack Arbuthnott known as co-producer
      • James Atherton known as executive producer
      • Maria Cestone known as executive producer
      • Vicki Cherkas known as co-executive producer
      • Molly Conners known as executive producer
      • Stuart Ford known as executive producer
      • Ronald Guttman known as co-executive producer
      • Brian Kavanaugh-Jones known as producer
      • Hakan Kousetta known as co-executive producer
      • Daniel LeBlanc known as co-executive producer
      • Xavier Marchand known as executive producer
      • Liza Marshall known as executive producer
      • Jan Pace known as executive producer
      • Ben Pugh known as producer
      • Sarah Johnson Redlich known as executive producer
      • Ridley Scott known as executive producer
      • Andrew Warren known as co-producer
      • Christopher Woodrow known as executive producer
      • FullCast & Crew:
        • James McAvoy known as Max Lewinsky
        • David Morrissey
        • Mark Strong known as Jacob Sternwood
        • Andrea Riseborough known as Sarah Hawks
        • Peter Mullan
        • Jason Flemyng known as Harvey Crown
        • Elyes Gabel known as Ruan Sternwood
        • Daniel Kaluuya known as Juka
        • Daniel Mays
        • Johnny Harris known as Dean Warns
        • Dannielle Brent known as Karen Edwards
        • Ruth Sheen known as Dean's nan
        • Steve Oram known as Journalist
        • Robert Portal known as Robert Wiseman
        • Jason Maza known as Luke
        • Ellie Darcey-Alden known as Girl
        • Lee Nicholas Harris known as Paramedic
        • Cathy Murphy known as Nurse Fiol
        • Chonradee Kulthap known as Cleaner
        • Matthew David McCarthy known as Doctor
        • Alastair Cumming known as Spin Doctor
        • Lauren Garnham known as Journalist
        • Elise Quevedo known as Political Journalist
        • Andy Joy known as Street Footballer
        • Theresa Pope known as Doctor
        • Ray De-Haan known as The Wrong Man
        • Ginny Dee known as Hospital Visitor
        • Kelvin Wise known as Armed Response Unit
        • Steven Borrie known as News Camera Person
        • Juley Ross known as Journalist
        • Simon Allix known as Air Steward
        • Mike Parish known as Reporter
        • Tracey Greenwood known as Hospital Administrator
        • Andrew Turner known as Hospital Porter
        • Matt Butcher known as Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
        • Joseph Cinko known as Young Boy (uncredited)
        • Jonell Elliott known as Chief Flight Attendant (uncredited)
        • George Keywood known as George - Young Boy (uncredited)
        • Pete Meads known as TV Cameraman (uncredited)
        • Nasir Mohamed known as Detective (uncredited)
        • Amanda Rawnsley known as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
        ..{tab=Supporting Department}Makeup Department:

        • Alex King known as makeup artist
        • Marese Langan known as make-up and hair designer
        • Chris Lyons known as special effects teeth
        • Art Department:

          • Yasmin Al-Naib known as art department assistant
          • Rebecca Amissah known as art department assistant
          • Sophie Coombes known as production buyer
          • Stefano Ferrara known as painter
          • Dean Fisher known as set dresser
          • Mark Fruin known as chargehand stand-by propman
          • Andrew Paul Littlefair known as art department assistant
          • Elly Meyrick known as assistant production buyer
          • Christopher James Miller known as props daily
          • Noam Piper known as standby art director
          • Aine Smith known as assistant art director
          • Lucy-Ruth Hathaway known as art department assistant (uncredited)
          • James Lyndon known as art department assistant (uncredited)
          • Guilherme Somlo known as art department assistant (uncredited)
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            Production Companies:
            • Worldview Entertainment
            • Between The Eyes
            • Automatik Entertainment
            • Scott Free Productions
            Other Companies:
            • Art4noise  adr recording facilities
            • Aslan Charles Kousetta  production legal services
            • British Film Institute (BFI)  funding
            • Compuhire  computer playback
            • De Lane Lea  sound re-recording
            • Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
            • Flying Pictures  aerial filming services provided by
            • HireWorks  Avid Nitris DX rental
            • Magic Hour Entertainment  developed in association with
            • Molinare Studio  post-production facilities
            • Panalux  lighting equipment by
            • Pictorvision  Eclipse aerial camera system
            • Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
            Distributors:
            • Entertainment One Benelux (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
            • Fine Films (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
            • IFC Films (2013) (USA) (theatrical)
            • Pinnacle Films (2013) (Australia) (theatrical)
            • Alliance Films (2013) (Canada) (all media)
            • Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2012) (Switzerland) (all media)
            • Aurum Producciones (2013) (Spain) (all media)
            • E Stars Films (2013) (China) (all media)
            • Momentum Pictures (2013) (UK) (all media)
            • Tanweer Films (2013) (Bangladesh) (all media)
            • Tanweer Films (2013) (Bhutan) (all media)
            • Tanweer Films (2013) (India) (all media)
            • Tanweer Films (2013) (Nepal) (all media)
            • Tanweer Films (2013) (Pakistan) (all media)
            • Tanweer Films (2013) (Sri Lanka) (all media)
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            Special Effects:
            • Brewery, The (visual effects by)

            Visual Effects by:

            • Paul Boyd known as visual effects artist
            • Lee Brock known as roto/prep artist
            • Nick Dunn known as digital compositor
            • Marc Knapton known as compositing supervisor
            • Matheus Lacava known as visual effects artist
            • Patrick Macdonald known as visual effects artist
            • Gus Martinez known as visual effects supervisor
            • Rob Ride known as cg artist
            • Asa Shoul known as digital colourist
            • Igor Staritsin known as matte artist
            • Emma Symes known as visual effects producer
            • Release Date:

              • UK 24 February 2013 (Glasgow Film Festival)
              • UK 5 March 2013 (London) (premiere)
              • Ireland 15 March 2013
              • UK 15 March 2013
              • Israel 21 March 2013
              • USA 27 March 2013 (limited)
              • Portugal 4 April 2013
              • Russia 18 April 2013
              • Japan 4 May 2013
              • Belgium 8 May 2013
              • Australia 9 May 2013
              • Netherlands 23 May 2013
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