CinemaOSMovie · 2007 · 0h 14m

Crossbow

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

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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.

Directed byDavid Michôd

Status: Released
Runtime: 0h 14m
Language: EN
Released: June 10, 2007

Studios

Aquarius Films

New South Wales Film & Television Office

Blue-Tongue Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited

Starring

Joel Edgerton

Joel Edgerton

The Dad

Lisa Chappell

Lisa Chappell

The Mum

Cy Standen

The Kid

Mirrah Foulkes

Mirrah Foulkes

Cop #1

David Michôd

David Michôd

Narrator / Lounge

Luke Doolan

Lounge

Nash Edgerton

Nash Edgerton

Forensics

Dan Roche

Cop #2

Creative team

Directed by: David Michôd
Written by: David Michôd
Produced by: Angie Fielder
Polly Staniford

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