One & Two

One & Two
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Andrew Droz Palermo
Produced by
  • Matthew Perniciaro
  • Kim Sherman
  • Michael Sherman
  • Patrick M. Wood
Written by
  • Andrew Droz Palermo
  • Neima Shahdadi
Starring
Music by Nathan Halpern
Cinematography Autumn Durald
Edited by Alex O'Flinn
Production
companies
  • Bow and Arrow Productions
  • Son of a Gun Productions
Distributed by IFC Midnight
Release date
Running time
 90 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English

One & Two is a 2015 American independent fantasy thriller film written and directed by Andrew Droz Palermo. The film stars Kiernan Shipka, Timothée Chalamet, Elizabeth Reaser, and Grant Bowler. The film had its world premiere on February 9, 2015, at the Berlin International Film Festival.[2] The film was released on August 14, 2015, in a limited release and through video on demand by IFC Midnight.[3]

Plot

The film follows an Amish family of four who live peacefully in purposeful isolation. The children, Eva (Kiernan Shipka) and Zac (Timothée Chalamet), are able to teleport short distances, provided they can see where they are going. They use their powers for fun as they chase each other around the farm and drop into the lake. Their father, Daniel (Grant Bowler), is a stern disciplinarian who forbids them from using their powers as he believes them unnatural. His wife Elizabeth (Elizabeth Reaser) is extremely frail and he believes her illness is punishment for them using their powers.

When Eva and Zac sneak out after dark to play and Elizabeth has a near-fatal seizure, Daniel punishes them by making them face their bedroom walls and nailing their clothes to the wall, preventing them from teleporting away. Despite this, Eva continues using her powers. When she tries to carry an injured bird back to its nest, the bird dies, revealing that they cannot teleport with anyone else.

Eva continues to sneak out. When Elizabeth dies, Daniel blames Eva. He knocks her out, covers her head and sets her adrift down the river in a boat. He tells Zac that she passed away. Zac is furious. Eva drifts to a nearby town, where she is found and taken to hospital. Eva struggles in the modern setting. She escapes the hospital, meets some street kids and is taken to a youth home. Eventually, she runs away again and decides to return home to Zac.

Meanwhile, Zac is struggling living with Daniel. After a vicious argument, Zac grabs Daniel and teleports, unaware of the consequences. To his horror, Daniel dies shortly afterwards. He buries his father, just as Eva returns. They run and embrace each other. As they mourn their parents, they burn their farm down.

Cast

Production

Production on the film began on July 21, 2014, in North Carolina, and concluded on August 17, 2014.[4][5] After production on the film was complete, it was announced Kiernan Shipka, Timothée Chalamet, and Elizabeth Reaser, and Grant Bowler, had all been cast in the film.[6]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 9, 2015.[2] The film went on to premiere at SXSW on March 14, 2015.[7] Shortly after it was announced IFC Midnight had acquired distribution rights to the film.[8] The film then went on to premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 22, 2015.[9] and the Berlin Fantasy Film Festival on August 13, 2015.[10] The film was then released on August 14, 2015, in a limited release and through video on demand.[3]

Reception

One & Two received mixed to negative reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 47% rating based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10.[11] Metacritic reports a 47 out of 100 rating based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[12]

References

  1. ↑ "ONE & TWO (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "- Berlinale - Archive - Annual Archives - 2015 - Programme - One & Two". berlinale.de. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Kiernan Shipka Discusses Post-'Mad Men' Debut in Indie Drama 'One & Two'". yahoo.com. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Jen Yamato. "Four Join 'One & Two' For Sundance Winning 'Rich Hill' Director; 'Total Frat Movie' Taps Tom Green - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "One & Two". SXSW Schedule 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  8. ↑ David Canfield (12 May 2015). "IFC Midnight Acquires Kiernan Shipka Vehicle 'One & Two' - Indiewire". Indiewire. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Programme". Edinburgh International Film Festival. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  11. ↑ "One & Two (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ "One & Two reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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