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.
Cast
- Richard Green as Chris
- Tammy Anderson as Donna
- Syd Brisbane as Dave
- Stuart Clark as Owen
- Misty Sparrow as Brooke
- Catriona Hadden as Cathy