Hands of Fate: Gunther Paints Compelling Portrait of Pride and Poverty
German born director Bastian Günther returns to the other side of his dual citizenship in Texas with his fourth feature One of These Days. Like his 2013 title Houston, Gunther focuses on desperate people in desperate times with a reenactment of an annual “Hands on a Hardbody” competition in a small Texas town. A fine cast of noted character actors and various up-and-comers assists the title’s unfussy descent into an inevitable tragedy in an agonizing slow burn.
Joan (Carrie Preston) is in charge of organizing an annual competition at her car dealership where local contestants are selected at random and allowed the chance to win a new hardbody pick-up truck if they are the last one standing with one hand on the car.…...
German born director Bastian Günther returns to the other side of his dual citizenship in Texas with his fourth feature One of These Days. Like his 2013 title Houston, Gunther focuses on desperate people in desperate times with a reenactment of an annual “Hands on a Hardbody” competition in a small Texas town. A fine cast of noted character actors and various up-and-comers assists the title’s unfussy descent into an inevitable tragedy in an agonizing slow burn.
Joan (Carrie Preston) is in charge of organizing an annual competition at her car dealership where local contestants are selected at random and allowed the chance to win a new hardbody pick-up truck if they are the last one standing with one hand on the car.…...
- 2/22/2020
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
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