''Two Fists, One Heart'' is a 2008
Australia
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n drama film directed by
Shawn Seet and written by
Rai Fazio, and is based on Fazio's own life growing up. The film is set and was shot in
Perth, Western Australia
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. The film follows Anthony Argo, an
Italian Australian
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boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
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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
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Daniel Amalm
Daniel Amalm (born 16 February 1979) is an Australian actor and musician.
Early life
Amalm's mother is Maltese and his father is Swedish. Amalm's father introduced him to guitar from an early age. Amalm's first performances were as a busker ...
as Anthony Argo
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Ennio Fantastichini
Ennio Fantastichini (20 February 1955 – 1 December 2018) was an Italian actor.
Life and career
Born in Gallese, province of Viterbo, Fantastichini studied acting at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. His breakout role ...
as Anthony's father Joe Argo
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Jessica Marais
Jessica Dominique Marais (born 29 January 1985) is a South African-born Australian actress best known for her roles on Australian television in '' Packed to the Rafters'' and '' Love Child''. She also co-starred on the American drama series '' ...
as Kate
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Rai Fazio as Nico
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Tim Minchin as Kate's brother Tom
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Paul Pantano
Paolo Giuseppe Pantano (born 23 February 1982), known professionally as Paul Pantano, is an Australian actor.
Early life
The son of Italian parents, Pantano was born and raised in the Sydney suburb of Glebe. He attended De La Salle College Ash ...
as Theo
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Nicole Trunfio
Nicole Trunfio (born 16 March 1986) is an Australian model.
Early life
Trunfio was born on 16 March 1986 in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia to father, Giuseppe and mother, Kim. She is the youngest of three siblings. Her father was of Italian ...
as Jessica
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Sam Greco
Salvatore "Sam" Greco (born 3 May 1967) is an Australian retired full contact karateka, heavyweight K-1 kickboxer, mixed martial artist. He was the 1994 Karate World Cup champion and holds notable kickboxing victories over Branko Cikatic, ...
as Mick
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Manfred Yon as Kate's ex Rudy
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'', 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
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Cinema of Australia
The cinema of Australia had its beginnings with the 1906 production of ''The Story of the Kelly Gang'', arguably the world's first feature film. Since then, Australian crews have produced many films, a number of which have received internati ...
References
External links
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2008 films
2000s sports drama films
Australian boxing films
Australian sports drama films
Films set in Australia
Films directed by Shawn Seet
2008 drama films
2000s Australian films
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