Separated from his family and caught in a cycle of gambling and debt, Jim has less than a day to repay a violent loan shark. His day is turned upside down when he must look after his young. Jim's relationship with his son is tested as his plans to pay back the loan fail. When his last desperate effort to repay the debt puts his son's life at risk, he must make a choice between his past and a second chance at life.... (Full plot summary below)
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Separated from his family and caught in a cycle of gambling and debt, Jim has less than a day to repay a violent loan shark. His day is turned upside down when he must look after his young. Jim's relationship with his son is tested as his plans to pay back the loan fail. When his last desperate effort to repay the debt puts his son's life at risk, he must make a choice between his past and a second chance at life.
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| The Age (Australia)Jake WilsonA conventional but touching social-realist drama. |
| Mark Reviews MoviesMark Dujsik[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. |
| Film InquiryAlex LinesThe endearing dynamic between the central father and son isn't enough to disguise the frailty of this material, as it lacks any continuity of suspense or the urgency necessary for hard-hitting stories like this. |
| Matt's Movie ReviewsMatthew Pejkovicintroduces a new filmmaking talent in Jason Raftopoulus who blends grit and tenderness into a disarmingly poignant package. |
| Adelaide ReviewDavid 'Mad Dog' BradleyThis is mostly all about Hill and Perham, whose natural ease with each other works uncannily well in the bright moments here where the sun shines, however dimly. |
| The PlaylistKevin JagernauthA drama crafted with precision and feeling, "West of Sunshine" succeeds admirably with its modest ambitions, as Jason Raftopoulos puts himself on the horizon as one to watch. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleIn 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. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreUnsurprising but engaging Aussie Dad down on his gambler's luck melodrama. |
| FILMINK (Australia)Travis JohnsonSmall scale, big-hearted, thematically ambitious and formally deft... |
| The AustralianDavid StrattonThough 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. |
