Most Beautiful Island – Movie Review
Director: Ana Asensio
Writer: Ana Asensio (Screenplay)
Cast
- Ana Asensio
- Natasha Romanova (Welcome to New York)
- David Little (Ocean’s Eight)
- Nicholas Tucci (You’re Next)
- Larry Fessenden (Killers of the Flower Moon)
- Caprice Benedetti (The Devil’s Advocate)
Plot: Most Beautiful Island is a chilling portrait of an undocumented young woman’s struggle for survival as she finds redemption from a tortured past in a dangerous game.
Runtime: 1 Hour 20 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Most Beautiful Island starts as we meet Luciana (Asensio) an undocumented woman struggling to survive in New York. She takes many different jobs, and her friend Olga (Romanova) offers her a new one.
Luciana knows she needs the money; she takes the opportunity but is left shocked at what she is forced into doing. However, she is left with no options proving how helpless women in the same position have become.
Verdict on Most Beautiful Island
Most Beautiful Island is a horror thriller following an undocumented woman trying to make ends meet in New York. It shows the challenges she faces each day just to survive, leading to her going down a dangerous path in the hope of making money.
This movie takes us down to the dangerous world of undocumented work. It proves how much is risked just to survive in another country. However, it also proves that the system is broken, and people will get used by others. It has intense sequences, as well as everyday struggles. It becomes one everyone should check out to show the raw style of everything involved.
Where to Watch
JustWatch
Final Thoughts – Most Beautiful Island is an eye-opening exposure to the daily struggles of undocumented workers.
