STEEL TOES

 

David Strathairn, Andrew Walker, Ivan Smith
Monterey Media;
Directed by Mark Adam and David Gow
Rated R; 90 minutes; 2007

  
This intense drama finds Michael, a neo-Nazi skinhead, in jail for murder. He is assigned a progressive Jewish defense attorney who has a crisis of conscience as he tries to decide if he can give this man a fair defense when he knows that if given the chance, Michael would murder him as well.

 
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"Stunning performances from Strathairn and Walker, together with Gow’s script make this a scintillating interpretation of racial and religious intolerance.”

– indiereview.wordpress.com

"A confidently recommended addition to community library DVD collections as a film of immense social relevance, viewer engagement, and flawless performance.”

- The Midwest Book Review

"An engrossing portrayal by David Strathairn.”

- Variety

"Explosive new drama… a provocative exploration of the inescapable and insidious presence of hatred in our society.”

- The Toronto Star

"All I said after viewing this film was WOW. This is powerful movie making at its best, a rip your heart out film that grabs you from it's opening frames to its beautiful ending made this film one of the best I have seen in some time.  Steel Toes is an extraordinary film that everyone must see.”

– angelfire.com/pq/moviereview -VideoViews.org

"Strathairn, with his expressive eyes and tremulous voice, is good atsuggesting confidence tinged with doubt, and he's well matched by Walker, who brings menace and danger to his role as the defendant."

- Toronto's "Now Magazine" Glenn Sumi

"Powerful stuff. Steel Toes features riveting performances from Andrew Walker and David Strathairn. Strathairn is positively magnetic.”

- VC Reporter: Method Fest

"Powerful and insightful. Steel Toes is remarkable.”

- Ashland Daily Tidings/ashland independent film festival

 

 

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