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Judy & Punch
Judy & Punch
Director: MIRRAH FOULKES
Producers: MICHELE BENNETT, NASH EDGERTON, DANNY GABAI
Screenwriter: MIRRAH FOULKES
Starring: MIA WASIKOWSKA, DAMON HERRIMAN, TOM BUDGE, BENEDICT HARDIE, LUCY VELIK, GILLIAN JONES, TERRY NORRIS, BRENDA PALMER
Synopsis: In the anarchic town of Seaside, nowhere near the sea, puppeteers Judy and Punch are trying to resurrect their marionette show. The show is a hit due to Judy’s superior puppeteering, but Punch’s driving ambition and penchant for whisky lead to an inevitable tragedy that Judy must avenge.
In a visceral and dynamic live-action reinterpretation of the famous 17th century puppet show, writer director MIRRAH FOULKES turns the traditional story of Punch and Judy on its head and brings to life a fierce, darkly comic and epic female-driven revenge story, starring MIA WASIKOWSKA and DAMON HERRIMAN.
