West of Sunshine

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West of Sunshine

2017,

1h 18m,

Crime/

Drama

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79%

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A father has less than one day left to come good on a debt to a dangerous loan shark, while at the same time taking care of his young son.

Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Jan 24, 2019

In the modest but sneakily affecting Australian father-son drama "West of Sunshine," your sympathies for a problematic dad come and go in waves, sometimes within the span of a few seconds.

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Karl Quinn

The Age (Australia)

Jan 5, 2019

As epitaphs go, it's close to perfect.

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David Stratton

The Australian

Aug 24, 2018

3/5

Though Thom Neal's photography is at times needlessly jittery, the film offers a convincing visualisation of an urban jungle where its misguided protagonist is constantly making the wrong decisions.

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Aug 19, 2022

2.5/5

West of Sunshine has the feel of a short stretched to 90 minutes, and stuffed with endless over-scored melodramatic moments, but credit should be given to going against the grain of Australian masculine film history.

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Adam Keller

Film Threat

Feb 7, 2019

7/10

All of the performances are at least solid, and for an indie, the production value is impressive. It won't reduce you to a weeping mess, but at 78 minutes it's a trim, satisfying drama that does justice to its inspirations.

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

Jan 25, 2019

3/4

[T]he drama isn't in the debt or the potential violence. It's in wondering if it's too late for a guy like Jim.

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Aug 30, 2018

The West of Sunshine Geelong screening at The Pivotonian Cinema last night still has us talking and discussing the different scenes that invoked a range of emotions depending on your own frame of reference. It is NOT a film that you forget when you walk out the cinema. It's one of 'those' that makes you reflect on your own life with all it's twists and turns. The Director Jason Raftopoulos Q&A at the end allowed us to delve into the intended themes and add even more thought provoking colour. The direction, cinematography, the characters and oh the divine music makes me want to see it again. Congratulations to the whole team ???????????? I am excited to see what this Director does next ??

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Albus M

Aug 27, 2018

After seeing West of Sunshine, my new theory about the problem with Australian movies is that they suffer with that other Aussie snag: "the tall poppy syndrome". All characters speak the same, as though it's one person talking (though saying different stuff). Apart form that, little happens in this movie to make me care. Thankfully it's short!

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Synopsis

A father has less than one day left to come good on a debt to a dangerous loan shark, while at the same time taking care of his young son.

Director: Jason Raftopoulos
Producer: Alexandros Ouzas, Jason Raftopoulos
Screenwriter: Jason Raftopoulos
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 29, 2019
Runtime: 1h 18m

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