One Point O (2004)

Directors:

Jeff Renfroe
Marteinn Thorsson

Writers:

Jeff Renfroe (writer)
Marteinn Thorsson (writer)

Release Date:

21 January 2005 (Iceland)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Are you infected?

Plot:

After receiving mysterious empty packages inside his apartment, a young computer-programmer begins a personal investigation into their origins.

Plot Keywords:

Package | Apartment | Computer | Milk | Paranoia

Awards:

6 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Richard Rees	...	Hiep Pham
Jeremy Sisto	...	Simon
Udo Kier	...	Derrick
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Trish (as Deborah Unger)
Bruce Payne	...	Neighbour
Constantin Florescu	...	Tall Man
Ana Maria Popa	...	Alice
Matt Devlen	...	Cashier (as Matthew Devlen)
Lance Henriksen	...	Howard
Eugene Byrd	...	Nile
Emil Hostina	...	Landlord
Constantin Cotimanis	...	Detective Polanski
Sebastian Knapp	...	Detective Harris
Michelle Villa	...	911 Operator / Answereing machine / Laughing (voice)

Also Known As:

1.0 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Ein gráða (Iceland)
Paranoia: 1.0 (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, sexual content and violent images.

Runtime:

USA:92 min (Sundance Film Festival)

Country:

USA | Romania | Iceland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:16 | Brazil:16 | Canada:14A | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Czech Republic:15 | Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | Italy:VM18 | Luxembourg:17 | Netherlands:16 | Poland:15 | Spain:18 | USA:R | Japan:R-15

Filming Locations:

MediaPro Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Company:

VIP 2 Medienfonds

Trivia:

During Simon's programming, code quickly flashes. The scrolling code is a Perl script that virus scans HTTP/FTP downloads request on a UNIX server after passing through the Squid proxy server. This is a real project named "Viralator".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Howard and Simon are sitting in the basement and Simon is having a sandwich, at the shot before Howard reaches the robot bugs' box, the sandwich dish disappears.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Hiep Pham: Simon, we're still waiting for your code. Everyone else has finished. May I remind you that your completion date is non-negotiable? I repeat, non-negotiable.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

Soundtrack:

Glands

Reminiscent of classical scifi

It is easy to draw parallels between this movie and contemporary science fiction like The Matrix or less astute films like the Thirteenth Floor.

However, there is another level of storytelling in this film, something very akin to the way science fiction was told in the late 50's. Reminiscent of classical Twilight Zone or the more modern Cronenberg tradition of weird but very compelling scifi, One Point O makes a point that very few contemporary science fiction films does: it's not about effects or flashy stunts, convoluted terms or flashy names for characters. It's about the actor, director and the film crew telling a story.

The film is strange, no doubt, and maybe somewhat inaccessible to many viewers. But it delivers everything it promises in the outset, and in my opinion succeeds where so many others fail; Minority Report to name but one.

On the contrary to what many seem to think, I found the film quite clear. I had no trouble following the story and wasn't surprised at the end - but in my opinion there is no attempt made to surprise you.

One Point O is a film I will see many times again, as there are so many little details to be found - in the sets, the dialog and the characters.

Certainly it is NOT a film for the impatient.