Steel Toes

Steel Toes
Steel Toes
Directed by	Mark Adam; David Gow
Written by	David Gow
Produced by	Francine Allaire
Starring	David Strathairn; Andrew Walker; Aaron Grunfeld; Ivan Smith; Ron Lea
Cinematography	Mark Adam
Edited by	Mark Adam; Susan Shanks
Music by	Benoît Groulx
Distributed by	Monterey Media; Film Tonic
Release date	2006;
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Canada; United States
Language	English

Steel Toes is a 2006 film directed by David Gow and Mark Adam and starring David Strathairn. It was filmed in Montréal, Quebec, and was produced by Galafilm. The film was based on writer/director David Gow's play Cherry Docs.^[1]

Plot

Danny Dunkleman (Strathairn) is a Jewish humanist and a lawyer who works for the court system in Canada. 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.

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]}

References

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External links

Steel Toes at IMDb
Steel Toes at AllMovie

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