08 Apr 2010
Two Fists One Heart On Showtime
08 Apr 2010
Two Fists One Heart - Screens at the 16th London Australian Film Festival
26 Aug 2009
Two Fists One Heart - out on DVD
10 Aug 2009
Daniel Amalm to host The Contender
25 Jul 2009
Daniel Amalm stars in Ch9 series
02 Jul 2009
Two Fists One Heart opens in NZ
05 May 2009
Jessica Marais wins Two Logies
26 Mar 2009
Variety reviews Two Fists One Heart
24 Mar 2009
Richard Wilkins reviews Two Fists One Heart
24 Mar 2009
Two Fists One Heart - more great reviews
Credits
Two Fists One Heart - Audience Feedback
In our first blog we bring you the audience feedback from the initial screening of Two Fists One Heart.
"Enjoyed the movie immensely. Right from the powerful first scene I felt like I was pulled into a front loading emotional washer and put through both the wet and dry cycles! A very powerful and non stereotypical adventure into an Australian subculture."
"The film deals with very interesting subject matters such as family dynamics, cultures, sports, loyalty, relationships and one's desire to achieve set goals."
"The characters of the father, Joe and Anthony his son were impeccably played and both characters although violent are presented sympathetically. The female characters of the film play secondary players within the family dynamic, but the mother plays a vital role as a mediator and in the end is the one who stands up to the patriarch"
"Daniel Amalm and Tim Minchin were the standouts ... Also liked Theo as a character, he will stand up for his friend in a fit, but at the end of the night he can still talk with him about his girl troubles. He too is caught up in the father son relationship, and comically deals with Joe's harassment."
"The boxing rivalry that's sparks up provides the brutal fast moving action that makes this movie hot and sexy. The amount of violence is appropriate for the story, and the timing of Anthony's personal inner turn-around is perfect, it is believable that at this point in his life he is ready for one last important fight to avenge his father"
"Visually the film was beautiful, the shift of focus left us with a softer impression of the main characters in particular the couple. The juxtaposition of the sex scenes and the boxing training worked well, and brought us back to the animal motif of the film"
"Two Fists One Heart is beautifully filmed, and the story flows well, the Italian heritage of the family provides a cultural richness and traditional aspect to the story that is compelling. It also provides this tribal rivalry that keeps us watching till the last punch is launched."
Film Review
At last a contemporary Australian feature film with loads of energy, excitement and an uplifting, bitter sweet ending that has you leaving the cinema thinking about fathers and sons , family, love and the role violence plays in contemporary society.
The most outstanding achievement of this film is the performances. Great ensemble acting from all, with standouts from Daniel Amalm as Anthony Argo, , Italian actor Ennio Fantasticini as his father Joe and Jessica Marais as Kate who provides the impetus for Anthony's emotional journey. Although fresh out of NIDA Marais already has a luminous screen quality. The renown acting school has produced another actress with the powers of its current Superstar graduate Cate Blanchett. And one cannot forget the performance of versatile actor, musician, comedian Tim Minchin who plays the part of Marais brother Tom.
The boxing sequences are genuinely exciting with an "in your face" reality sadly lacking in the stunt double mentality of much Hollywood cinema. These actors throw real leather. Combine this with director Shawn Seet's detailed, jagged, close contemporary visual style and you have some truly memorable wide screen action.
Writer turned actor Fazio has a great screen presence but when he laces those gloves on he punches with a ferocity that no amount of acting training could replicate. When he hits the focus pads with an explosive 23 punch combination it is truly frightening, boxing as the original extreme sport.
This film has a real sense of place , in this case Perth, shown for the first time on the big screen. For once we see an Australian film that never looks compromised by its lack of budget. TWO FISTS ONE HEART feels big, feels right. The last time we saw a local film with this amount of visual style and energy was Andrew Dominic's CHOPPER.
TWO FISTS ONE HEART is a film that never pulls its punches.