Steel Toes
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| Steel Toes | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mark Adam David Gow |
| Produced by | Francine Allaire |
| Written by | David Gow |
| Starring | Aaron Grunfeld Ivan Smith David Strathairn Ron Lea |
| Music by | Benoît Groulx |
| Cinematography | Mark Adam |
| Editing by | Mark Adam Susan Shanks |
| Distributed by | Monterey Media Film Tonic |
| Release date(s) | 2006 / 2007 |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | Canada, United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | CAD 1,300,000 |
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| Allmovie profile | |
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Steel Toes is a 2006 film directed by David Gow and Mark Adam, and starring Academy Award-nominee David Strathairn. It was filmed in Montréal, Canada, and was produced by Galafilm.
[edit] Plot
David Dunkleman (Strathairn) is a Jewish liberal humanist and a lawyer who works for the court system. He is assigned to defend Mike Downey (Andrew Walker), a member of the Aryan Brotherhood who is accused of a brutal, racially motivated murder. Behind prison walls, the two have a clash of ideologies as Dunkleman attempts to put his professional beliefs before his personal beliefs, and his client clings to his hateful beliefs.
[edit] Awards
- Dworkin Prize Winner for the Promotion of Tolerance[citation needed]
- Best Feature Film, Beverly Hills Film Festival[citation needed]
- Best New Film, Gottlieb Prize Winner, Jewish Film Festival Detroit[citation needed]
- Best Screenplay, Method Fest Film Festival, LA[citation needed]
- Best Actor, Andrew W. Walker, Whistler Film Fest[citation needed]
- Best Feature (non studio affiliated) Cine Golen Eagle Award, 2007
- Achievement in Independent Cinema, Houston World Fest
- Official Selection: USA Film Festival, Ashland Independent Film Festival, World Houston Film Festival, Tiburon International Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival (incomplete list).[citation needed]
