One in a Thousand

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One in a Thousand

2020

2h 0m

Drama

LGBTQ+

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An awkward teenager falls for an older, mysterious woman until rumors about her past threaten to come between their tentative romance. When Iris meets Renata, in the Argentinian projects, she is immediately and inexplicably attracted to her. The new presence of Renata makes everybody uncomfortable, and the prejudices are expanded. In the face of hostility, the two girls and their small group of friends become the queer resistance.

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Manuel Betancourt

Variety

"One in a Thousand" is a fascinating, if at times trying, entry into a canon of queer films that aren't interested in neat narrative beats about coming out or coming clean and indulge instead in the messiness that is teenage desire in all its multitudes.

Dec 2, 2021

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

This is engaging, intelligent film-making and Navas's performers relax into the space that she creates for them.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 15, 2021

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Boyd van Hoeij

Hollywood Reporter

Many of the specifics of the characters are glanced over, so it's hard to identify with them or understand what the stakes are for them.

Feb 21, 2020

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Even if well-made, the film didn't do enough in its 2 hours to become more than a so-so flick in the LGBT film canon.

Rated: B-

Jan 9, 2022

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Following her subjects through the tangled streets, in an out of small concrete houses or under the archways and up the stairwells where they take shelter, Navas observes them almost as if she were filming a documentary.

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 3, 2021

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

While it's rough around the edges, this gritty and evocative coming-of-age drama from Argentina is a tender and sharply observed exploration of self-expression and sexual identity.

Nov 25, 2021

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Coming of age is often a confusing time for anyone but especially for those who are unclear about their sexuality. Such is the case for a group of teens living in a run-down Argentine housing project called "the One Thousand," particularly for an inexperienced 17-year-old girl who begins falling for a 20-year-old woman with a past and a reputation. While director Clarisa Navas's second feature attempts to tells its story as "naturally" as possible, presenting its cast as "individuals" rather than "characters," this approach unfortunately falls prey too an excess of extraneous material, including lengthy conversations about incidental subjects, pointlessly long lingering shots, and bloated cinema verite sequences of the protagonists engaged in mundane activities like walking, running or staring off into space. The result is an offering that frequently tries viewer patience, especially in the first hour. While the picture shows some signs of life in the second half, that's not nearly enough to save this boring morass of a movie, one that's been receiving undeservedly high praise for those who believe this is art when it is, in fact, unadulterated tedium.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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An awkward teenager falls for an older, mysterious woman until rumors about her past threaten to come between their tentative romance. When Iris meets Renata, in the Argentinian projects, she is immediately and inexplicably attracted to her. The new presence of Renata makes everybody uncomfortable, and the prejudices are expanded. In the face of hostility, the two girls and their small group of friends become the queer resistance.

Director: Clarisa Navas
Producer: Lucía Chavarri, Diego Dubcovsky
Screenwriter: Clarisa Navas
Production Co: Autentika Films, Varsovia
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2021
Runtime: 2h 0m

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