In This Corner (1986 film)

*In This Corner*
In This Corner
Written by	Paul Gross
Directed by	Atom Egoyan
Starring	Robert Wisden; Patrick Tierney
Music by	Eric Robertson
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Alan Burke
Cinematography	Kenneth W. Gregg
Editor	Myrtle Virgo
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	February 2, 1986

In This Corner is a 1986 Canadian television film, directed by Atom Egoyan.^[1] The film stars Robert Wisden as Terry Dunne, an amateur boxer from Canada who becomes an unwitting pawn in The Troubles when he is convinced by Irish Republican Army operatives to help smuggle accused terrorist Ryan Shaw (Patrick Tierney) back into Ireland as part of his entourage when he travels there for a title bout.^[2]

The film's cast also includes Neil Munro, Brenda Bazinet, Cedric Smith, Sean McCann and Stephen Ouimette.

The film aired on CBC Television on February 2, 1986.^[1] The film received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Short Drama at the 1st Gemini Awards.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Jennifer Burwell and Monique Tschofen, Image and Territory: Essays on Atom Egoyan. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2007. ISBN 9780889204874. p. 362.
^ Barbara Crook, "Subtle drama counts cost of terrorism". Ottawa Citizen, January 31, 1986.
^ Bill Prentice, "The Geminis mark Canada's coming of age". The Globe and Mail, November 29, 1986.