{{Infobox film | name = Steel Toes | image = Steel Toes FilmPoster.jpeg | caption = | director = Mark Adam<br/> David Gow | producer = Francine Allaire | writer = David Gow | starring = David Strathairn<br/> Andrew Walker<br/> Aaron Grunfeld<br/> Ivan Smith<br/> Ron Lea | music = Benoît Groulx | cinematography = Mark Adam | editing = Mark Adam<br/>Susan Shanks | distributor = Monterey Media<br/> Film Tonic | released = {{Film date|2007}} | runtime = 87 minutes | country = Canada<br />United States | language = English | budget = 1,300,000 (CAD) }}
'''''Steel Toes''''' is a 2007 film directed by David Gow and Mark Adam and starring David Strathairn. It was filmed in Montreal, Quebec, and was produced by Galafilm. The film was based on writer/director David Gow's play ''Cherry Docs''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.steeltoesthemovie.com/cast_crew/david_gow.html |title=Steel Toes - the movie, Coming Soon! |access-date=2009-11-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228145535/http://www.steeltoesthemovie.com/cast_crew/david_gow.html |archive-date=2008-12-28 }}</ref>
==Plot== Danny Dunkleman (David 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 neo-Nazi skinhead 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.
==Reception== Dennis Schwartz gave it a grade C+.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sover.net/~ozus/steeltoes.htm|title = Home}}</ref>
==Awards== * Best Feature (non studio affiliated) Cine Golen Eagle Award, 2007{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} * Achievement in Independent Cinema, Houston World Fest{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|0758017|Steel Toes}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|m/steel_toes}}
Category:Canadian drama films Category:Films shot in Montreal Category:Quebec films Category:Films about neo-Nazis Category:English-language Canadian films Category:2007 drama films Category:2007 films Category:Films about Jews and Judaism Category:2006 films Category:Films about racism Category:2006 drama films Category:2006 English-language films Category:2007 Canadian films Category:BayView Entertainment films Category:English-language drama films
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