Most Beautiful Island
2017 | 80m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Ana Asensio |
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| Writer: | Ana Asensio |
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| Chronicling one harrowing day in the life of Luciana, a young 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, unforeseeable extremes. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 03, 2017 |
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| Director: | Ana Asensio |
| Writer: | Ana Asensio |
| Genres: | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | immigrant, exploitation, spider, based on true story, perversion, torture, cruelty, woman director, betting parlor, dangerous animal, spider venom, desperation, dangerous game, illegal immigrant |
| Production Companies | Glass Eye Pix, Palomo Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Ana Asensio | Luciana |
| Natasha Romanova | Olga |
| David Little | Doctor Horowitz |
| Nicholas Tucci | Niko |
| Larry Fessenden | Rudy |
| Caprice Benedetti | Vanessa |
| Anna Myrha | Nadia |
| Ami Sheth | Benedita |
| Miriam A. Hyman | Bikie |
| Sara Visser | Katarin |
| Natalia Zvereva | Ewa |
| Sorika Horng | Mai |
| Fenella A. Chudoba | Alina |
| Andres De Vengoechea | Jeremy |
| John Speredakos | George |
| Brett Azar | Johnny |
| Aurora Heimbach | Meredith |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ana Asensio | Director, Screenplay |
| Noah Greenberg | Director of Photography |
| Lauren Bates Jaffe | Key Hair Stylist, Key Makeup Artist |
| Jeffery Alan Jones | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ana Asensio | Producer |
| Noah Greenberg | Producer |
| Larry Fessenden | Producer |
| Chadd Harbold | Producer |
| Jenn Wexler | Producer |
| Peter Phok | Executive Producer |
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A total waste of time - not recommendable! ...
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the SXSW Film Festival, "Most Beautiful Island" explores the struggles of an undocumented woman living in New York City. On the verge of eviction and desperate for cash, Luciana (played by Ana Asensio, who also wrote and directed) finds out about an opportunity to e ... arn some quick cash from one of her friends. What she soon discovers is that she has gotten herself into a lot more than she bargained for. In a cool and understated performance, Asensio effectively captures the desperation and cynicism of her character. The film unfolds like a cinema verite documentary, where the audience is following the characters like a fly on the wall. It gives the film a raw quality at times, but works well for this type of film. The film was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award from Film Independent for Best Feature made for under $500,000. "Most Beautiful Island" is by no means glossy or slick, demonstrates how you can tell a suspenseful story on a limited budget. It does this by placing a lot of the action off-screen until the conceit of the film is revealed. This also keeps the point of view of the film clearly on the women until the very end.