Boxing Day

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

Boxing Day — Plot

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.

• Release date
• November 22, 2007
• Runtime
• 81 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Kriv Stenders

Boxing Day — Cast

Richard Green Chris

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Tammy Anderson Donna Syd Brisbane Dave Stuart Clark Owen

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Misty Sparrow Brooke

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Catriona Hadden Cathy