The Tender Hook is a 2008 Australian film noir starring Hugo Weaving, Rose Byrne and Matthew Le Nevez. The film was retitled The Boxer and the Bombshell for its North American DVD release. The film tells the story of a love triangle set in a stylised version of Sydney’s criminal/boxing underworld in the 1920s. The story is about Iris’ rise to the apex of a love/power triangle that includes her English con man, lover, McHeath, and Art an honest, young boxer. Within the flawed moral landscape each character struggles to establish their sovereignty. The Tender Hook is the second... feature by writer/ director Jonathan Ogilvie , and stars Hugo Weaving , Rose Byrne and Matthew Le Nevez . Producers are Michelle Harrison and John Brousek .
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| Release date: | 2008 |
| Directed by: | Jonathan Ogilvie |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 104 Minutes |
| Music by: | Chris Abrahams |
| Cinematography: | Geoffrey Simpson |
| Genre: | Thriller |