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Most Beautiful Island

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 : 2017-11-03

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Glass Eye PixPalomo Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Luciana

Original Name : Ana Asensio

Gender : Female

Character Name : Olga

Original Name : Natasha Romanova

Gender : Female

Character Name : Doctor Horowitz

Original Name : David Little

Gender : Male

Character Name : Niko

Original Name : Nicholas Tucci

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rudy

Original Name : Larry Fessenden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vanessa

Original Name : Caprice Benedetti

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nadia

Original Name : Anna Myrha

Gender : Male

Character Name : Benedita

Original Name : Ami Sheth

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bikie

Original Name : Miriam A. Hyman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Katarin

Original Name : Sara Visser

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ewa

Original Name : Natalia Zvereva

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mai

Original Name : Sorika Horng

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alina

Original Name : Fenella A. Chudoba

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeremy

Original Name : Andres De Vengoechea

Gender : Male

Character Name : George

Original Name : John Speredakos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnny

Original Name : Brett Azar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Meredith

Original Name : Aurora Heimbach

Gender : Male

Reviews

Svumpukkel85

@Svumpukkel85

2021-06-23

A total waste of time - not recommendable!

Igbochild

@Igbochild

2022-07-15

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 earn 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.