Movie

Boxing Day (2007)

• November 22, 2007
• 1h 21m

• Drama

“The story of a father's desperate struggle to reunite his estranged family during the course of an afternoon...”

Overview

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

Writers

Kriv Stenders, Richard Green

Starring

Richard Green, Tammy Anderson, Syd Brisbane