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Journeyman

Synopsis

Matty Burton is a middleweight boxing world champion, now coming towards the end of his career, who knows that he must make his money and get out of the game. His aim is to secure a home with his wife Emma, and a future for their baby daughter Mia. His opponent is the brash and controversial Andre Bryte. A big puncher who courts controversy with his outlandish statements. Andre’s intent is to rip the title from Matty, a task that Andre feels is going to be easy.
After a titanic battle, Matty returns home to Emma, but moments later collapses on the living room floor from a delayed reaction to a devastating punch. When Matty awakes from the coma, the real fight begins. Suffering from memory loss and with his personality altered, Matty must begin to piece his life back together as his world disintegrates.
A powerful and beautiful story about loss and, ultimately, triumph. About identity, and how in life you sometimes have to dig deep into your soul to discover who you really are.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Love Strand - World premiere

Details

Year
2017
Type of film
Features
Running time
92 mins
Director
Paddy Considine
Producer
Diarmid Scrimshaw
Editor
Pia Di Ciaula
Screenwriter
Paddy Considine
Director of Photography
Laurie Rose
Production Designer
Simon Rogers
Sound
Supervising Sound Editor: Stephen Griffiths
Composer
Music Supervisor: John Boughtwood
Principal cast
Paddy Considine, Jodie Whittaker, Anthony Welsh, Tony Pitts, Paul Popplewell

Genre

Sport Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

An Inflammable Films production with the support of Film4, BFI, Screen Yorkshire, Wellcome Trust, StudioCanal

Inflammable Films

Film4

124 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 2TX

Sales Company

Cornerstone Films Ltd

12 Sunray Avenue
London
SE24 9PY

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