A new multi award-winning Australian drama, released last week, aims to take its audience inside the claustrophobic, controversial and often explosive world of conflict resolution in the workplace.

Adapted and directed by Michael Rymer (Angel Baby, Queen of the Damned, In Too Deep), Face to Face is based on the play of the same name by playwright and screenwriter David Williamson, who was inspired by transcripts from actual restorative justice conferences. 

These conferences, on which the play was originally based, were facilitated by managing director of ProActive ReSolutions, John McDonald (pictured), whose character is portrayed by Matthew Newton in the film.

...The story is based around Wayne, a young construction worker (played by Luke Ford), who purposefully rams into the back of his boss's car (played by Vince Colosimo). Rather than dealing with the issue in a courtroom, a face-to-face restorative justice conference in the central setting of a room takes place.  This involves the offending young man as he faces his victims, workmates and mother, who have their own issues and secrets.

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