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Two Fists, One Heart
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Wikipedia article
'Two Fists, One Heart' is a 2008 Australian drama film directed by Shawn Seet and written by Rai Fazio, and is based on Fazio's own life growing up.[http://www.watoday.com.au/entertainment/two-fists-one-heart-world-premiere-20090305-8p7m.html Two Fists One Heart world premiere] The film is set and was shot in Perth, Western Australia. The film follows Anthony Argo, an Italian Australian boxer whose Sicilian father/trainer wants Anthony to pursue boxing but he forsakes it
when he meets Kate and perceives differently than his father the violence in the sport. She is a girl from the other side of the tracks. But Anthony reconsiders when his father's boxing student quits; Anthony begins to train much more than before in preparation for the biggest fight of his life.
Cast
* Daniel Amalm as Anthony Argo
* Ennio Fantastichini as Anthony's father Joe Argo
* Jessica Marais as Kate
* Rai Fazio as Nico
* Tim Minchin as Kate's brother Tom
* Paul Pantano as Theo
* Nicole Trunfio as Jessica
* Sam Greco as Mick
* Manfred Yon as Kate's ex Rudy http://illegitimatetheatre.com/author/manfred-yon/
Reception
Cinema Autopsy awarded the film 2.5 stars. The film was heavily criticized in the article 'I'm Here to Save Screen Australia Time and Money',http://stalepopcornau.blogspot.com.au/2009/10/im-here-to-save-screen-australia-time.html and Screen Australia's CEO Ruth Harley expressed disappointment in the article "Screen Aus reviews 'Two Fists' Failure".
Budget and Box Office
'Two Fists, One Heart' cost $8,500,000 (which included a $4 million investment from Screen Australia) and made $305,300.
See also
*Cinema of Australia
References
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