
Crossbow
Drama
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Joel Edgerton
Joel Edgerton
The Dad
Joel Edgerton
The Dad


Lisa Chappell
Lisa Chappell
The Mum
Lisa Chappell
The Mum
Cy Standen
Cy Standen
The Kid
Cy Standen
The Kid


Mirrah Foulkes
Mirrah Foulkes
Cop #1
Mirrah Foulkes
Cop #1


David Michôd
David Michôd
Narrator / Lounge
David Michôd
Narrator / Lounge
Luke Doolan
Luke Doolan
Lounge
Luke Doolan
Lounge


Nash Edgerton
Nash Edgerton
Forensics
Nash Edgerton
Forensics
Dan Roche
Dan Roche
Cop #2
Dan Roche
Cop #2
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