{"id":64952,"date":"2013-02-27T16:15:37","date_gmt":"2013-02-27T16:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2013\/02\/27\/welcome-to-the-punch\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T09:34:34","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T09:34:34","slug":"welcome-to-the-punch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/welcome-to-the-punch\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Punch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Welcome to the Punch<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Welcome-to-the-Punch-poster-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-36288\" title=\"Welcome to the Punch poster 2\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 212 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Welcome-to-the-Punch-poster-2-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Release Date: March 27, 2013 (limited)<br \/>\nDistributor: IFC Films<br \/>\nDirector: Eran Creevy<br \/>\nScreenwriter: Eran Creevy<br \/>\nCast: James McAvoy, Mark Strong, Elyes Gabel, David Morrissey, Peter Mullan, Daniel Mays, Andrea Riseborough<br \/>\nGenre: Crime, Thriller<\/p>\n<p>Synopsis: The second feature from acclaimed British director and filmmaker Eran Creevy, &#8220;Welcome to the Punch&#8221; is the story of two arch-nemeses: detective Max Lewinsky (James McAvoy; &#8220;X-Men: First Class,&#8221; &#8220;Wanted&#8221;) and master criminal Jacob Sternwood (Mark Strong; &#8220;Sherlock Holmes,&#8221; &#8220;Zero Dark Thirty,&#8221; &#8220;The Guard&#8221;). When Sternwood escaped three years ago after a daring robbery, Max was left emotionally and physically scarred. But after Sternwood&#8217;s son turns up in a hospital due to a failed heist, he\u2019s forced to return to London \u2013 giving Max his second chance to get the one criminal who got away. Yet as Max delves deeper into the case he uncovers a vast conspiracy. 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