This riveting locally shot film revolves around the repercussions of the murder of a young girl in the Swan Valley. Three teenage boys decide that a quiet Noongar man Black Bobby (Kelton Pell), who keeps to himself, is the perpetrator.
An amazing west Australian film that hollywood would not gave been able to replicate for $20 million!Shows the innovation and brilliance of films coming out of WA.
Directed by Steven J. Mihaljevich, The Xrossing is a compelling, moving and uniquely Western Australian film.
Watched this film as part of the Saint Louis Film festival, and I was happily surprised by the scenography and the story line. It was an easy film to follow and very entertaining.
The buzz around this film - and the awards it was winning internationally- meant I had pretty high expectations for it, and they were more than exceeded!The story of the struggle to break the cycle of crime, ignorance and bigotry is handled with aplomb and becomes increasingly engrossing as it unfolds.
Shot in Western Australia, this gritty film punches way above budget, exploring some of the dark sides of human nature.With an indigenous Australian man assumed as the murderer of a young girl, a group of would be local vigilantes seek "revenge.