
Crossbow
A kid. His mum and dad. The sex and drugs. And the boy next door who watched the whole thing unravel.
2007 en 14 minutes
Rating: 6.1
Plot
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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Cast

Joel Edgerton
The Dad

Lisa Chappell
The Mum

Cy Standen
The Kid

Mirrah Foulkes
Cop #1

David Michôd
Narrator / Lounge

Luke Doolan
Lounge

Nash Edgerton
Forensics

Dan Roche
Cop #2