Steel Toes

Steel Toes is a 2006 film directed by David Gow and Mark Adam, and starring Academy Award-nominee David Strathairn. It was filmed in Montréal, Canada, and was produced by Galafilm. The movie was based on writer/director David Gow's play Cherry Docs http://www.steeltoesthemovie.com/cast_crew/david_gow.html.
==Plot==
David Dunkleman (Strathairn) is a Jewish liberal humanist and a lawyer who works for the court system. 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
*Best Feature Film, Beverly Hills Film Festival
*Best New Film, Gottlieb Prize Winner, Jewish Film Festival Detroit
*Best Screenplay, Method Fest Film Festival, LA
*Best Actor, Andrew W. Walker, Whistler Film Fest
*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).
==External links==
*Official Website
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==References==
Category:Canadian films
Category:Films shot in Montreal
Category:Quebec films
Category:Antisemitism
Category:Neo-Nazism
Category:English-language films
Category:Drama films
Category:Jewish films