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How ‘Good One’ Director India Donaldson Crafted the Film’s Devastating Twist


'Good One' writer-director India Donaldson discusses the indie film's devastating twist.

Lily Collias, in her second feature role, plays the 17-year-old Sam, who goes camping with her dad, Chris (James Le Gros), and his bumbling friend Matt (Danny McCarthy). While these movies share basically nothing else in common, “Good One” reminded me of the Peacock comedy “Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain” in that both films take place almost entirely outdoors, and they both center on three people hiking. When I interviewed Paul Briganti, the director of “Foggy Mountain,” he said filming in nature poses a lot of unexpected challenges, and that he had to deal with hornet nests, ticks, snakes and 100-degree weather.

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