Boxing Day (2007)
Told in real time and shot as a single take, BOXING DAY documents the minute by minute events across the course of an afternoon in the life of Chris Sykes - a recovering alcoholic and estranged father. Living alone on home detention, Chris is preparing Christmas lunch for his family when an old friend turns up at his doorstep and reveals a disturbing truth. When his daughter, his wife and her new boyfriend finally arrive, the situation slowly and inevitability escalates and we are drawn into the compelling story of a desperate father who finally exposes the dark and disturbing secret that has torn his family apart.
Director: Kriv Stenders
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Richard Green as Chris |
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Tammy Anderson as Donna |
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Syd Brisbane as Dave |
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Stuart Clark as Owen |
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Catriona Hadden as Cathy |
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Ming Jeng Chew as |
| Directing | Kriv Stenders | Director |