Good One
In India Donaldson’s insightful, piercing debut film, Good One (2024, Rated R), 17-year-old Sam embarks on a three-day backpacking trip in the Catskills with her dad and his oldest friend. As the two men quickly settle into a gently quarrelsome brotherly dynamic, Sam, wise beyond her years, attempts to mediate. Sam struggles with her dad’s emotional limitations and experiences the universal moment when the parental bond is tested.
