SummaryPeter (Vincent Kartheiser) and Chloe (Olivia Thirlby), a young married couple from New York, decide on impulse to take a belated honeymoon on-board a research vessel en route to the icy wastes of Antarctica. Not long into the journey, Chloe begins to feel neglected and betrayed by Peter, who is focused on gathering information for an article he p... Read More
Directed By:Scott Cohen
Written By:Scott Cohen
Red Knot
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Generally Favorable
61
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
61
43% Positive
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Dec 14, 2014
75
Red Knot" is insightful in the way few first films are, and marks Cohen as a filmmaker to watch.
Dec 2, 2014
70
Scott Cohen's Red Knot exhibits such spot-on, heartbreaking honesty about behaviors that tear many couples apart — passive-aggressiveness, career obsession, seeking validation to soothe one's inadequacies — that it's easy to forgive Cohen his metaphorical excesses.
Dec 6, 2014
60
It's no surprise that first-time director Scott Cohen is a nature photographer by trade: he's made one of the most gorgeous movies you'll see this year.
Dec 3, 2014
60
Cohen’s insights into relationships are sharp, however, and Red Knot is an auspicious start for the budding filmmaker, one rife with good instincts, smart direction, and crisp writing. Kartheiser and Thirlby are the main attraction, however, and when these two ships pass on their own icy seas, the result is more than worth the plunge.
Dec 8, 2014
50
As Red Knot (very) slowly unwinds, Thirlby conveys an impressive range of emotions through the eloquence of her facial expressions and body language. Like Kartheiser, however, she labors under the burden of playing a role that is more a vague concept than a fully developed character.
Dec 4, 2014
50
Lacking a formal script, the actors struggle with a plot so elemental that it might have played more persuasively as a silent-screen melodrama.
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Jul 20, 2015
3
If not for the incredible Antarctic scenery I wouldn't really recommend anything about this movie. Sure, they go to great lengths to explore identity and connection and trust and all that, but in the end it just feels like a thin story line concocted to justify a movie based in Antarctica. I certainly understand the impulse, and the natural footage is amazing, but the actual plot falls far short of justifying the intense emotion we are supposed to feel for characters who basically just come across as childish and petty. The actors were fine, however, and squeezed as much as they could out of the little they were given.
Production Company:
- Thunder Perfect Mind
Release Date:Dec 5, 2014
Duration:1 h 20 m
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Awards
Seattle International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
