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Most Beautiful Island

2017

Ana Asensio

Ana Asensio, Natasha Romanova, David Little, Nicholas Tucci ...

6.2

2,208

Thriller. Drama Luciana is an undocumented young immigrant who struggles to survive in the US. She would try to find redemption from a tortured past in a dangerous game.

	Author	Review
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Asensio succeeds in creating an intimate, unstable world around Luciana, without any risk of the film becoming a vanity piece."	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"It makes quite an impact on very limited means"	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"A spellbinding thriller about immigrant life in America (...) [A] wicked, horrifyingly essential story"	POS
United States	Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle	"Asensio gives Luciana a true inner life, and even the antagonists make deep emotional sense (...) An intriguing and slow-burn reinvention of survival horror."	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"While Asensio gives a striking performance here, too much of the rest of the film feels amateurish (...) The interactions too often don’t feel genuine, which reduces the truly powerful message of the film"	NEU
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide Screendaily	"The prickling, precarious threat is clammily authentic and inspired by the experiences of the film’s writer, director and star, Ana Asensio"	POS
United Kingdom	Leslie Felperin The Guardian	"Arresting feature, a gritty, ominous thriller that’s winning awards on the festival and independent film circuit. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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