Knuckle
- Director: Ian Palmer
- Cast: Ian Palmer
- Theatrical Release Date: December 9, 2011
- On The Web IMDB Entryhomepage
Synopsis: A documentary shot over the course of 12 years, following the decades-long feud between two nomadic clans in Ireland who use bare-knuckle boxing for a dispute that might never be settled.
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The Playlist News
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'Knuckle' Director Ian Palmer Talks Bringing The Documentary To TV, Reveals Vin Diesel Was Interested In Movie Rights
Aside from maybe Errol Morris' "Tabloid," there is no story you'll see in a docmentary this year as astonishingly odd and visceral as that in Ian Palmer's "Knuckle." But unlike Morris' film, which centers on a single incident in the already quirky life of one woma...
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Indiewire Reviews
Why Irish Fighting Doc 'Knuckle' Gained Interest From Hollywood and HBO
"Knuckle," documentarian Ian Palmer's portrait of Irish families constantly engaging in bare knuckle fights, generated immediate industry buzz when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January. HBO expressed interest in adapting its fierce, absurdly proud subjects for a fictional cable show...
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The Playlist Reviews
Review: Understated & Powerful Documentary 'Knuckle' Is A Knockout
Given the recent explosion of mixed martial arts in the last several years, it seems like a no-brainer that someone would make a documentary about real-life pugilists who don’t just fight but have a real, deep-rooted beef with one another. But Ian Palmer’s documentary “Knuckle&rdqu...
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