Knuckle (2011)

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EXCLUSIVE: Ian Palmer and James Quinn McDonagh Talk Knuckle

A generations old Irish blood feud is settled by bare-knuckle boxing in this new documentary, in select theaters December 9th.

Dec 8, 2011

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This intense new documentary from Ian Palmer takes viewers into the world of bare-knuckle Irish boxing.

Sep 6, 2011

Critics Score

95%

Release Date

December 9th, 2011

Director

Ian Palmer

Cast

James Quinn McDonagh
Michael Quinn McDonagh
Paddy Quinn McDonagh
Ian Palmer

Knuckle Synopsis

James Quinn McDonagh and Paddy "The Lurcher" Joyce. Names that demand attention. Men related by blood but separated by a feud that dates back generations. As the heads of rival families, they train to represent their feuding Irish travelling clans, in their long-standing history of violent bare-knuckle boxing.

With Knuckle, filmmaker Ian Palmer presents a hard-edged portrait of Irish Traveller male culture and explores the bond of loyalty, the need for revenge, and the pressures to fight for the honor of your family name.

Irish Travellers are normally silent about certain parts of their lifestyle and this is a rare chance to step inside one of the world's most vibrant and elusive communities. Never before has such a portrayal of their fighting traditions been committed to film as Palmer spent years around the clans before they agreed to shoot their secretive world and their way of settling scores: no gloves, no padding, just Knuckle.