Fatherhood gets an incisive examination in West of Sunshine, the short, sharp and rewarding feature debut of Australian writer-director Jason Raftopoulos. Set during one day in the life of a working-class Melbourne dad whos forced to cart his young son around town while scrambling to pay gambling debts to a loan shark, this compact piece of Aussie social realism will appeal to discerning audiences and could find a profitable niche in local art houses. A small-scale film thats very well performed by lesser-known actors and some non-professionals, West of Sunshine faces a challenge to break through theatrically in overseas markets (and doesnt yet have domestic release plans), though its exposure at the Venice film festi…
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