Boxing Day

This film blew me away. I didn't know anything about the film before entering the cinema (which is usu. better to start) and even though I wasn't on board in the first 10 minutes, I stuck with it and it proved to be one of the gems of the festival.

This film is potent. As Kriv the director noted, casting is 99% of a film, and he couldn't be more right. The characters ARE real. They don't seem to be acting. And Richard Green's performance must be seen and heard to be believed. I hope this talented man can stay out of detention (the story behind his casting is pretty nuts) and keep acting.

As for Kriv, this kid can carve out an incredibly tense film with relatively few elements (setting, performance, hand-held camera etc...)And then there's the story itself! Unbelievable.

Don't listen to what anyone says; this film should be seen by everyone, and should (will/must) be appreciated by most.

I only wish the film had been subtitled in English, because the accents are pretty thick and the vocal qualities can be rough around the edges making some passages difficult to understand.

First-rate film-making.