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Boxing Day (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Montreal World Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
82 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Alternative Footage
Commentary
Documentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Booklet

Movie filmed in 2007 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Kriv Stenders

Written By:
Richard Green
Kriv Stenders

Actors:
Richard Green ..... Chris
Tammy Anderson ..... Donna
Syd Brisbane ..... Dave
Stuart Clark ..... Owen
Catriona Hadden ..... Cathy
Misty Sparrow ..... Brooke
Ming Jeng Chew ..... Himself

Synopsis:

On the afternoon after Christmas, parolee Chris (Richard Green) is preparing lunch for his brother's ex-wife Donna (Tammy Anderson) and her daughter Brooke (Misty Sparrow). Tagging along is Dave (Syd Brisbane), Donna's new boyfriend. Owen (Stuart Clark), a former jail mate of Chris', arrives with an agonising secret about Dave's own criminal past. The situation escalates as we are drawn into the compelling story of a desperate father faced with an explosive revelation that could tear his family apart. Told in real time and shot as a single take by multi-award winning director Kriv Stenders, boxing Day is a gripping domestic drama of profound power and resonance - firmly establishing Stenders as one of Australia's most prominent digital filmmakers.

A man who is trying to escape his past as a criminal must decide who he can trust in this gritty independent drama from Australia. It's the day after Christmas, and Chris (Richard Green) is an ex-convict who is waiting out the last part of his jail sentence under house arrest at the suburban home he shares with his teenage daughter Brooke (Misty Sparrow). While Chris wants to turn his back on his life of crime, his old friend Owen (Stuart Clark) isn't as determined, and tries to persuade Chris to let him stash drugs at his place. As Chris struggles to convince Owen this is a bad idea, Chris finds he has guests -- his former wife Donna (Tammy Anderson) has stopped by with her new boyfriend in tow, Dave (Syd Brisbane). After the four chat for a while, Owen takes Chris into the other room and tells him he's met Dave before -- they were both in jail, where Dave was doing time for child molestation. While Owen is an old friend, Chris isn't certain how far his word can be trusted; at the same time, shouldn't Donna know if there's reason to doubt Dave's character and good intentions? Shot in a series of long, uninterrupted takes, Boxing Day was directed by Kriv Stenders and written by Stenders and Richard Green, who also plays Chris.

Living alone on home detention, Chris is preparing Christmas lunch for his teenage daughter when an old friend offers a disturbing truth about hisex-wife's new boyfriend. In painstaking detail " minute by minute " he wrestles with this secret and with the prospect of it tearing his family apart.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 08 April, 2009.

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