Judy and Punch

Judy and Punch
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mirrah Foulkes
Screenplay by	Mirrah Foulkes
Story by	Mirrah Foulkes Eddy Moretti Lucy Punch Tom Punch
Produced by	Michele Bennett Nash Edgerton Danny Gabai
Starring	Mia Wasikowska Damon Herriman Tom Budge Benedict Hardie Gillian Jones Terry Norris Brenda Palmer Lucy Velik
Cinematography	Stefan Duscio
Edited by	Dany Cooper
Music by	François Tétaz
Production companies	Blue-Tongue Films Vice Media Pariah Productions Screen Australia Film Victoria
Distributed by	Madman Entertainment
Release dates	27 January 2019 (2019-01-27) (Sundance) 21 November 2019 (2019-11-21) (Australia)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Box office	$197,719[1]

Judy and Punch is a 2019 Australian period black comedy film written and directed by Mirrah Foulkes in her feature directorial debut, based on a story by Foulkes, Eddy Moretti, Lucy Punch, and Tom Punch. Starring Mia Wasikowska, Damon Herriman, Tom Budge, Benedict Hardie, Gillian Jones, Terry Norris, Brenda Palmer, and Lucy Velik, the film follows the titular couple struggling to resurrect their marionette show in the small town of Seaside. After an intoxicated Punch accidentally kills his daughter and assaults Judy, she recruits a group of outcast heretics to seek vengeance against Punch and the townspeople.

Judy and Punch premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 27 January 2019, where it was nominated for the World Cinema Jury Prize. The film was theatrically released in Australia on 21 November 2019, to positive reviews from critics.