Boxing Day 16 years old

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

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.

Credits

Boxing Day Cast

Name Character
Syd Brisbane as Dave
Richard Green He was 71, 82 years old when he died as Chris
Stuart Clark He was 32, now 49 years old as Owen

Boxing Day Crew

Name Department
Kriv Stenders as Director. He was 7 (now 24) years old Directing
Boxing Day poster
Boxing Day (16 years)

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

  • Release day: Thursday, November 22, 2007
  • Runtime: 81 minutes