SummarySet in a near future when water has become the most precious and dwindling resource on the planet, the hardened survivors of the loss of Earth’s precious resources scrape and struggle. Ernest Holm (Michael Shannon) lives on this harsh frontier with his children, Jerome (Kodi Smit McPhee)and Mary (Elle Fanning). He defends his farm from bandits, w... Read More
Directed By:Jake Paltrow
Written By:Jake Paltrow
Young Ones
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47
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5.1
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
38% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
31% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
31% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Oct 18, 2014
83
Young Ones and its serious, bone-dry approach won’t be for everyone. The picture is languidly paced, but its ideas, moods and tones strike many thought-provoking chords.
Oct 16, 2014
70
This spare but potent melodrama revels in the desiccated landscapes provided by South Africa and photographed with dusty purity by Giles Nuttgens. Through his lens, the spectrum of sunbaked skin and parched dunes is as rich as any rainbow.
Oct 16, 2014
67
Would that there were more beneath the surface of this strange brew, but it’s certainly compelling while it lasts.
Jul 25, 2014
50
The way it reaches to find the humanity in a place devoid of hope shows admirable attempt at a singular vision. But Paltrow overestimates the timeless nature of the story.
Jul 25, 2014
40
Paltrow shows a capable hand with the actors... However, the characters only intermittently engage our interest.
Oct 16, 2014
30
Young Ones looks promising in the early going, when it’s relying on Shannon’s customary intensity and building its harsh, arid world. (Principal photography took place in South Africa.) Shannon quickly disappears, though, and that’s when the dreary plot kicks in.
Oct 15, 2014
20
Director Jake Paltrow’s stark sense of place fades as familiar genre elements are introduced. It winds up like “There Will Be Blood,” but with H2O, not oil. It’s food for thought, nothing more.
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5 Ratings
Nov 12, 2014
2
Boring and forgettable. If you can watch this movie without checking your email, making a sandwich, or generally being distracted by your own thoughts, you've done better than me. The special effects are okay, the plot is minimal, and the impact is non-existent. For what is essentially a drama in a dystopian future, this film was rather undramatic.
Production Company:
- Subotica
- Spier Films
- Quickfire Films
- Bifrost Pictures
- Six Sales
- The Exchange
- Saint Shadow
- Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
- Department of Trade and Industry of South Africa
Release Date:Oct 17, 2014
Duration:1 h 40 m
Rating:R
Tagline:In a future without water vengeance will rain.
Awards
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Film Club's The Lost Weekend
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Munich Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
