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Knuckledust (film)
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Wikipedia article
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| director = James Kermack
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| writer = James Kermack
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| music = Walter Mair
| cinematography = Pat Aldinger
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| distributor = Samuel Goldwyn Films
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| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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'Knuckledust' is a 2020 British action-thriller film written and directed by James Kermack. Filmed in the United Kingdom, the film stars Moe Dunford, Kate Dickie, Camille Rowe, Phil Davis, Alex Ferns, Olivier Richters, Jaime Winstone, Gethin Anthony, and Sbastien Foucan. It was released in the United States and Canada on VOD by Samuel Goldwyn Films on December 8, 2020, and in the United Kingdom on December 11, where it was met with mixed reviews from critics.
Premise
In 'Knuckledust', police discover an elite fight club where they find seven underground levels, filled with the dead bodies of fighters from around the world. Only one man is found left alive. The task force has to work out if he is a mass murderer or the lone survivor.
Cast
* Moe Dunford as Hard Eight
* Kate Dickie as Keaton
* Camille Rowe as Serena
* Phil Davis as Happy
* Alex Ferns as Major Vaughn
* Olivier Richters as Rawbone
* Jaime Winstone as Redmond
* Gethin Anthony as Jeremiah
* Sbastien Foucan as Tick Tock
Production
Principal photography for 'Knuckledust' began on October 28, 2019. After filming in multiple countries in Europe, filming concluded on December 3, 2019, in the United Kingdom. On November 2, 2020, Samuel Goldwyn Films announced that they would distribute the film. In an interview, actress Kate Dickie revealed that she joined the film after reading its script.
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 'Knuckledust' holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . From 'The Guardian', Leslie Felperin gave the film a star rating of two stars out of five, writing that the film's "cinematography seems designed to distract from the shabbiness of the sets, while the muffled dialogue and too-loud backing tracks make it nigh on impossible to work out what the hell is going on".
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