One of These Days

A searing tragicomic drama set in a sweltering southern town, where the annual ‘Hands on the Truck’ contest gives twenty contestants the chance to win a brand new pick-up truck. The last one touching the vehicle is the winner. This can literally take days with constant media attention, underhand tactics and trash talking to contend with along the way. Joe ‘Peaky Blinders’ Cole puts in an intense performance as brittle family man Kyle alongside ample support from Carrie Preston and a surprising cameo from cult songwriter Bill Callahan.

‘It is true that there is a vast gap between rich and poor all over the world. The extreme poverty in the [American] Deep South predestines the region for this kind of story. Having such limited options can lead to desperation – and people who will clutch at that sort of opportunity… I’m interested in new or unusual structures. Of course there’s curiosity and an interest in challenging the viewers. But even if it means breaking from the safe environment of a classical narrative arc, it’s the story that always determines the structure. Maybe [my films’] narrative approach is more European [than American]. Film doesn’t stop at a national border. It would be nice if you could throw these cinematic classifications – German or American, or indeed the genre concept – right out the window.’

Bastian Günther, Director