''Knuckle'' is a 2011 Irish
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
about the secretive world of
Irish Traveller
Irish Travellers ( ga, an lucht siúil, meaning "the walking people"), also known as Pavees or Mincéirs (Shelta: Mincéirí), are a traditionally peripatetic indigenous ethno-cultural group in Ireland.''Questioning Gypsy identity: ethnic na ...
bare-knuckle boxing
Bare-knuckle boxing (or simply bare-knuckle) is a combat sport which involves two individuals throwing punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time without any boxing gloves or other form of padding on their hands. It is a regulated ...
. The film was made in stages over 12 years. The film premiered at the
2011 Sundance Film Festival
The 27th annual Sundance Film Festival took place from January 20, 2011 until January 30, 2011 in Park City, Utah, with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah, Ogden, Utah, and Sundance, Utah.
The festival opened with five screenings, one from each c ...
. This film follows a history of violent feuding between rival clans.
Synopsis
This film follows 12 years in the lives of three Irish Traveller families (Joyces, Nevins, and Quinn-McDonaghs) and their bitter feuds and fights. The film explores the reasons why they hold these fights and explores in-depth these families' secret life, which is barely known to outsiders of the Traveller community. The real reason for the feud among the families is never revealed, as they will not talk about it to outsiders.
Cast
* James Quinn McDonagh
* Michael Quinn McDonagh
* Paddy Quinn McDonagh
* Christy (Ditsy) Walford
* Thomas (Spike) Nevin
* Ian Palmer
* Davey Nevin
* Joe (Big Joe) Joyce
Reception
The film received a mostly positive response from critics.
On
Rotten Tomatoes
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it has an approval rating of 93% based on reviews from 43 critics.
See also
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List of Irish Traveller-related depictions and documentaries
References
External links
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2011 films
2011 documentary films
2010s sports films
British documentary films
Bare-knuckle boxing
Documentary films about boxing
Films scored by Ilan Eshkeri
Films shot in the Republic of Ireland
Irish documentary films
English-language Irish films
2010s English-language films
2010s British films
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