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Crossbow (2007) [N/A]

Release Date:
June 10, 2007

Original Title:
Crossbow

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Aquarius Films
New South Wales Film & Television Office

Production Countries:
Australia

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 14

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

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Casting:
Kirsty McGregor

Cinematography:
Greig Fraser

Costume Designer:
Leonie Barker

Dialogue Editor:
Michael McMenomy

Director:
David Michôd

Editor:
Luke Doolan

Makeup & Hair:
Alison McGirr

Music:
Sam Petty

Producer:
Polly Staniford
Angie Fielder

Production Designer:
Tarnia Nicol

Sound Designer:
Sam Petty

Sound Mixer:
Sam Petty

Sound Recordist:
Michael McMenomy

Still Photographer:
Greig Fraser

Writer:
David Michôd

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