Crossbow

Jun 10, 2007

0h 14m

★ 6.1

A kid. His mum and dad. The sex and drugs. And the boy next door who watched the whole thing unravel.

Overview

In Crossbow the spoiler is right in front of you, there in the title. A crossbow is an anachronistic device and does not, at least in my mind, lend itself well to analogy or metaphor. In spite, or, more accurately, precisely because this ominous title hangs over the very start of viewing, the short film remarkably sustains a growing dread throughout its languid narration and slow-moving, though arresting visuals; maximizing its force not through the promise of surprise but through the inevitability of its conclusion.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Aquarius Films

New South Wales Film & Television Office

Crossbow Trailers

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Cast

The Dad

Joel Edgerton

The Mum

Lisa Chappell

The Kid

Cy Standen

Cop #1

Mirrah Foulkes

Narrator / Lounge

David Michôd

Lounge

Luke Doolan

Forensics

Nash Edgerton

Cop #2

Dan Roche

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