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Good One

Directed by India Donaldson2024USA89 mins

Basking the blissful days of new love with her girlfriend, Sam's (Lily Collias) life at the moment is pretty great, but the dread of a weekend bonding trip with her dad Chris (James Le Gros, Certain Women) and his longtime best friend Matt (Somebody, Somewhere's Danny McCarthy) has just been amplified by Matt's son, the only other person with an understanding of what absurdities lie ahead, officially bailing. A masterclass on the fallacies of men, Good One flips the script on coming-of-age clichés, asking who really is the one in need of growing up. Even if you can guess the answer to that, writer/director India Donaldson has a lot to offer within Good One, blending its sense of humor with surprising nuance.

With touches of Kelly Reichardt within a unique, fully realized vision, Donaldson offers a funny and wry anti-coming-of-age film. Anchored by a revelatory central performance from Collias and a dazzling score by Celia Hollander, Donaldson's disarming first feature was the toast of both Sundance and Cannes this year.

Presented in partnership with Colin Higgins Foundation

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Director
India Donaldson
Year
2024
Country
USA
Running Time
89 mins
Language
English
Section
Narrative Features
Program Note Writer
Joe Bowman
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