Steel Toes

Steel Toes is a 2007 film directed by David Gow and Mark Adam and starring David Strathairn. It was filmed in Montreal, Quebec, and was produced by Galafilm. The film was based on writer/director David Gow's play Cherry Docs.[1]

Steel Toes
Directed byMark Adam
David Gow
Produced byFrancine Allaire
Written byDavid Gow
StarringDavid Strathairn
Andrew Walker
Aaron Grunfeld
Ivan Smith
Ron Lea
Music byBenoƮt Groulx
CinematographyMark Adam
Edited byMark Adam
Susan Shanks
Distributed byMonterey Media
Film Tonic
Release date
  • 2007 (2007)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryCanada
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget1,300,000 (CAD)

Plot

Danny Dunkleman (Strathairn) is a Jewish humanist and a lawyer who works for the court system in Canada. He is assigned to defend Mike Downey (Andrew Walker), a neo-Nazi skinhead who is accused of a brutal, racially motivated murder. Behind prison walls, the two have a clash of ideologies as Dunkleman attempts to put his professional beliefs before his personal beliefs, and his client clings to his hateful beliefs.

Reception

Dennis Schwartz gave it a grade C+[2]

Awards

  • Dworkin Prize Winner for the Promotion of Tolerance
  • Best Feature Film, Beverly Hills Film Festival
  • Best New Film, Gottlieb Prize Winner, Jewish Film Festival Detroit
  • Best Screenplay, Method Fest Film Festival, LA
  • Best Actor, Andrew W. Walker, Whistler Film Fest
  • Best Feature (non studio affiliated) Cine Golen Eagle Award, 2007
  • Achievement in Independent Cinema, Houston World Fest
  • Official Selection: USA Film Festival, Ashland Independent Film Festival, World Houston Film Festival, Tiburon International Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival (incomplete list).

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2009-11-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.sover.net/~ozus/steeltoes.htm


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