The Call Up

Blessed with a top-notch cast — including Joel Tobeck and Rena Owen —  this hour long drama chronicles  48 hours of leave, before three soldiers head to Bosnia. One soldier is forced to share a car with the man who caused his demotion; the trio go on to use their break for various encounters with lovers, families and strangers. Based on a story by Richard Lymposs, whose experiences helped inspire 1986 teen rebel movie Queen City Rocker, The Call Up was shown as part of the debut season of one-off Kiwi dramas which screened in primetime, on Montana Sunday Theatre. This excerpt features the opening 10 minutes.