Two Cars, One Night
- 2003
- 12m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.9K
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Sometimes first love is found in the most unlikely of places, like in the carpark outside the Te Kaha pub.Sometimes first love is found in the most unlikely of places, like in the carpark outside the Te Kaha pub.Sometimes first love is found in the most unlikely of places, like in the carpark outside the Te Kaha pub.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 13 wins & 2 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaWriter-director Taika Waititi pretended to be asleep at the 2005 Academy Awards ceremony when his Best Live Action Short Film Oscar nominated 'Two Cars, One Night' short was announced on the voice-over.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005)
Featured review
Very New Zealand, very real and easily lovable.
Although it may not seem so, this short film is set in the present day (hence the reference to Johnny Depp). Two brothers (Romeo & Ed) wait in a car outside the pub their parents are in, when another car pulls up, two people get out and enter the pub, leaving 12 year old Polly in the car. What starts out as taunting and awkward looks, turns into an unlikely friendship between Romeo and Polly (Ed is too busy reading to be interested). What makes this film all the more unique are the thick East Coast (of New Zealand) accents, which most New Zealanders can relate to and make the film extremely realistic. Human connection was the main premise in Two Cars, One Night's creation, as explained by its director Taika Waititi; "I want to show how human contact creates something special in a not so special environment." This really is a one of a kind film which shows the most simple things in life can make the biggest difference.
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- amandajean23
- Dec 3, 2005
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- Две машины, одна ночь
- Filming locations
- Te Kaha Hotel - 11 Hotel Road, Te Kaha, New Zealand(Te Kaha Hotel)
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- Runtime12 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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