Английская Википедия:(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story
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(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story is a 2021 documentary film about the actor Rob Knox, who was stabbed to death in 2008. It was directed by Aaron Truss.
Interviewees
Production
Director Aaron Truss was approached by Rob Knox's father, Colin Knox, to direct the documentary. Because Truss was friends with Robert Knox, he decided to hire cosultants to assist throughout the editing process, so that the film would not become biased. Tom Felton was unable to meet with the film crew during the COVID-19 lockdown, so he hired his own crew to film his interview.[1]
Woodcut International joined the project in 2021, acting as a production company and as the worldwide distributor. Koulla Anastasi acted as the producer for Woodcut, and Truss also co-produced the film with Nick Kenton and Joe Acres, with The Rob Knox Foundation also being involved with producing the documentary.[2]
Release
(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story received it world premiere at the London Independent Film Festival On April 9, 2021.[3] It then received its European television premiere on the Sky Crime channel on December 29, 2022, before being broadcast on ITV in the UK on February 23, 2023.[4]
The documentary was also released on ITVX on the same day.[5]
Reception
(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story received generally positive reviews. Martin Unsworth of Starburst Magazine praised the film in his review, saying, “As much a vehicle to highlight the horrors of knife crime as a tribute to an enthusiastic actor, the documentary is powerful and often harrowing.”[6]
Writing for The Telegraph, Anita Singh praised the film for its decidedly simplistic approach to its subject matter, saying, "That simplicity is the film’s strength, because there is nothing complicated about the message: knife crime is a scourge, and it is out of control."[7]
Tracy Dunstan of MuggleNet awarded it a similarly positive review, saying, “(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story is a sad story but an important one and definitely worth your time.”[8]
John Higgins of Film and TV Now awarded the film four stars and praised it for the solutions it offers towards solving knife-crime, saying “The film attempts to add balance and perspective to the ongoing arguments and discussions that prevention is better than cure”[9]
It won the Award for Best Feature Documentary at the London Independent Film Festival, the Audience Award at the Be Epic London International Film Festival, Best Documentary at the Soho London Independent Film Festival, and the Gold Award at the Latitude Film Awards. It was also an official finalist at the Toronto Independent Film Festival & The Gold Movie Awards, and was an Official Semi-Finalist at the Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival.[5]
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