Punch (2002 film)
Punch is a Canadian dark comedy film, directed by Guy Bennett and released in 2002.
The film stars Michael Riley as Sam Frizzell, a widowed single father in Vancouver, British Columbia whose desire to find a new partner is complicated by his daughter Ariel's jealousy of any new woman in his life. However, when Ariel physically attacks Sam's newest love interest Mary, Mary's sister Julie, a lesbian professional boxer, comes to her sister's defense. The film's cast also includes Vincent Gale, Kathryn Kirkpatrick, Don Ackerman and Sarah Lind.
At the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2002, Bennett won for Best Actress in a Canadian Film and McGeachie won for Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film. McGeachie received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 24th Genie Awards.
