One Of Us

Name: One Of Us
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-11-12

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Storyline

“One Of Us” follows Latvia-born athletes – wrestler Anastasija Grigorjeva, veteran gymnast Igors Vihrovs, and up-and-coming figure skater Deniss Vasiļjevs. Being of non-Latvian ethnicity, they are sometimes treated as ‘others’ by native Latvians, who welcome them into their ranks only when they’ve shown astonishing results.

Details

DirectorMatīss Spaile

ReleasedNov 12, 2017

StatusReleased

Original languageLatvian

Budget

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Harrowing and heartbreaking, One of Us offers an intimate, revealing glimpse inside a notoriously private community and those who would dare defy it.”

96% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Bilge Ebiri

RTSpirituality & HealthMar 23, 2020

One of Us is a powerful look at how difficult it can be to leave a life that completely shaped and dictated one's worldview.

Robert Daniels

RT812filmreviewsAug 27, 2018

Filmmakers like Heidi and Rachel, are examples of why more female directors are needed.

David Edelstein

RTNew York Magazine/VultureNov 7, 2017

They had no interest in making an "objective documentary," although I doubt the Hasidim would have made themselves available to two women with a camera and their own hair.

Brett Michael Dykes

RTUproxxDec 29, 2021

This gripping documentary confronts some hard truths about religion: its power to unite and its power to divide.