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MOVIE

Most Beautiful Island

3.2
(68)
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Rating
NRA
Duration
1h 20m
Year
2017
Language
English
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films

About

Most Beautiful Island is a psychological thriller examining the plight of undocumented female immigrants hoping to make a life in New York City. Shot on Super 16mm with an intimate, voyeuristic sensibility, Most Beautiful Island chronicles one harrowing day in the life of Luciana, a young immigrant woman struggling to make ends meet while striving to escape her past. As Luciana's day unfolds, she is whisked, physically and emotionally, through a series of troublesome and unforeseeable extremes. Before her day is done, she inadvertently finds herself a central participant in a cruel game where lives are placed at risk, and psyches are twisted and broken for the perverse entertainment of a privileged few.

Related Subjects

  • Drama

Extended Details

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    Reviews

    "A short, stressful, and utterly spellbinding debut that transforms the immigrant experience into the stuff of an early Polanski psychodrama, Ana Asensio's Most Beautiful Island is a worthy winner of the SXSW Grand Jury Prize for best narrative feature."
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire
    "An intriguing and slow-burn reinvention of survival horror."
    Richard Whittaker, Austin Chronicle
    "Most Beautiful Island summons viewers into its seductive web, lashing out with teeth-grinding tension when you least expect it."
    Matt Donata, We Got This Covered

    Artists

    Ana AsensioDirector
    Ana AsensioWriter
    Jenn WexlerProducer
    Chadd HarboldProducer
    Ana AsensioActor
    Natasha RomanovaActor
    David LittleActor
    Nicholas TucciActor
    Larry FessendenActor