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

A Gorgeous Film

I saw this film at Sundance, and think it is by far the best looking film I have seen there. The greatest thing about it is that you can really see the amazing artistic/creative ability of the filmmakers. Each shot is like a beautiful photograph, carefully chosen but not pretentious. The look of the film enables the viewer to have an "experience" of a future that is bleak. (And I loved the choice of using retro looking phones/appliances, etc.--Rather than a bright future, I was certain this one was grim.) Generally speaking, I am not a fan of sci-fi, but I did not feel like I needed to be for this film--I would not classify this film as sci-fi...but that's just my opinion.

Although not everyone seems to agree that the story was worth telling...I disagree. I completely bought into it, and enjoyed it each step of the way.

My only question is, why is this a straight to video release? It should be viewed in the theatre where one can really appreciate it's beauty.