Welcome to the Punch Page #11

Synopsis: Former criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London from his Icelandic hideaway when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to catch the man he has always been after. As they face off, they start to uncover a deeper conspiracy they both need to solve in order to survive.
Director(s): Eran Creevy
Production: IFC Films
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
49
Rotten Tomatoes:
48%
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Year:
2013
99 min
$6,787
Website
218 Views


I'm glad you turned up.

To call you, max.

I'm glad you turned up.

- pete, we'll talk later, yeah?

I'm glad you turned up.

- pete, we'll talk later, yeah?

- yeah, right.

- pete, we'll talk later, yeah?

- yeah, right.

- I'm taking this man

- yeah, right.

- I'm taking this man

to see his son.

Give us two minutes, could you?

- what's this?

[...]

Sternwood:
Get out.

Get out.

[click]

[...]

[sighs]

[inhales sharply]

[sobs quietly]

- max:
What the f***...?

- call for backup! Go!

- deal with him

- call for backup! Go!

- deal with him

or I f***ing will.

- deal with him

or I f***ing will.

- just give me one minute.

Or I f***ing will.

- just give me one minute.

Walk away, juka.

- just give me one minute.

Walk away, juka.

You have to trust me,

Walk away, juka.

You have to trust me,

this isn't what it looks like.

You have to trust me,

this isn't what it looks like.

Just turn around.

This isn't what it looks like.

Just turn around.

Please, juka,

Just turn around.

Please, juka,

you're gonna get hurt.

Please, juka,

you're gonna get hurt.

Just walk away.

You're gonna get hurt.

Just walk away.

- we found her body.

Just walk away.

- we found her body.

We found her body in your bed.

- we found her body.

We found her body in your bed.

- juka, you armed?

We found her body in your bed.

- juka, you armed?

[thuds, groans]

- juka, you armed?

[thuds, groans]

[...]

Christ...

[...]

[...]

- who killed my son?

Was it the police that came to

the hotel looking for money?

The ones in the club?

The hotel looking for money?

The ones in the club?

Huh?

The ones in the club?

Huh?

What about that girl?

Huh?

What about that girl?

- [inhales sharply]

What about that girl?

- [inhales sharply]

- who was she?

- [inhales sharply]

- who was she?

Was she involved?

- why didn't you just kill me

that night?

Why didn't you just kill me

That night?

Why didn't you just kill me

in that tunnel?

Why didn't you just kill me

in that tunnel?

- for what?

[sighs]

[...]

[sighs]

[...]

[sighs]

[exhales sharply]

- your son and otis blake were

killed by an ex-soldier

called dean warns.

Killed by an ex-soldier

called dean warns.

That's the guy that focused

Called dean warns.

That's the guy that focused

on me at the club tonight.

That's the guy that focused

on me at the club tonight.

He was working with

On me at the club tonight.

He was working with

nathan bartnick, harvey crown

He was working with

nathan bartnick, harvey crown

and possibly...

Nathan bartnick, harvey crown

and possibly...

Possibly lieutenant

And possibly...

Possibly lieutenant

commander thomas geiger.

Possibly lieutenant

commander thomas geiger.

That girl-- sarah-- had written

Commander thomas geiger.

That girl-- sarah-- had written

something on her hand:

That girl-- sarah-- had written

something on her hand:

Punch 1-1-9.

Something on her hand:

Punch 1-1-9.

Now, dean warns was seen at the

Punch 1-1-9.

Now, dean warns was seen at the

container yard with otis blake

Now, dean warns was seen at the

container yard with otis blake

the night of his murder.

Container yard with otis blake

the night of his murder.

That place is separated into

The night of his murder.

That place is separated into

three different docks:

That place is separated into

three different docks:

Turk, acorn and the punch,

Three different docks:

Turk, acorn and the punch,

and that's what I know.

Turk, acorn and the punch,

and that's what I know.

- 1-1-9 are container

And that's what I know.

- 1-1-9 are container

coordinates.

- 1-1-9 are container

coordinates.

We used to bring diesel in

Coordinates.

We used to bring diesel in

off the ships.

We used to bring diesel in

off the ships.

- we'll end this tonight.

Off the ships.

- we'll end this tonight.

And when it's over, you'll go

- we'll end this tonight.

And when it's over, you'll go

to prison and I'll be the one

And when it's over, you'll go

to prison and I'll be the one

that puts you there.

To prison and I'll be the one

that puts you there.

[...]

- nan?

I got your message,

are you all right?

I got your message,

are you all right?

What, you feel ill?

Are you all right?

What, you feel ill?

[indistinct voices...]

- nan:
Look who's here.

It's your old mates from

the second battalion.

It's your old mates from

the second battalion.

- all right, mate?

The second battalion.

- all right, mate?

It's good to see you.

- all right, mate?

It's good to see you.

- there's fresh tea in the pot.

It's good to see you.

- there's fresh tea in the pot.

- your old nan was just telling

- there's fresh tea in the pot.

- your old nan was just telling

us how you make big money

- your old nan was just telling

us how you make big money

working for some private

Us how you make big money

working for some private

military contractor.

Working for some private

military contractor.

- kincade.

- yeah, that's it.

Military contractor.

- kincade.

- yeah, that's it.

Says they pay you straight into

- kincade.

- yeah, that's it.

Says they pay you straight into

some european bank account so

Says they pay you straight into

some european bank account so

you don't pay no tax.

- no tax.

Some european bank account so

you don't pay no tax.

- no tax.

- that's amazing, mate.

You don't pay no tax.

- no tax.

- that's amazing, mate.

What sort of thing

- that's amazing, mate.

What sort of thing

they have you do?

What sort of thing

they have you do?

- oh, it's, um...

They have you do?

- oh, it's, um...

Pretty cloak-and-dagger.

- oh, it's, um...

Pretty cloak-and-dagger.

- yeah?

Pretty cloak-and-dagger.

- yeah?

- so when'd you turn up?

- yeah?

- so when'd you turn up?

- oh, not long ago, darling.

- so when'd you turn up?

- oh, not long ago, darling.

They told me not to tell you.

- oh, not long ago, darling.

They told me not to tell you.

Said you'd get a kick out of it.

They told me not to tell you.

Said you'd get a kick out of it.

- I wish you had, nan.

Said you'd get a kick out of it.

- I wish you had, nan.

I'm busy tonight.

- I wish you had, nan.

I'm busy tonight.

- come on, mate.

I'm busy tonight.

- come on, mate.

Come and sit down.

- yeah, why not?

- what could be more important

than seeing your

old squad, darling?

Than seeing your

old squad, darling?

- that's all right, iris.

Old squad, darling?

- that's all right, iris.

We know how busy dean's been

- that's all right, iris.

We know how busy dean's been

keeping himself recently.

We know how busy dean's been

keeping himself recently.

We were just telling your old

Keeping himself recently.

We were just telling your old

nan how we were the only ones

We were just telling your old

nan how we were the only ones

to stick up for you, how we were

Nan how we were the only ones

to stick up for you, how we were

the only ones to speak up and

To stick up for you, how we were

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Eran Creevy

Eran Creevy is a British director most famous for his films Shifty (2009) and Welcome to the Punch (2013), and several music videos. more…

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