Quite an international production, “Pencil in the Jugular” by Filipino-Australian Matthew Victor Pastor features an ensemble cast from the Philippines, Mexico, Korean and China, while the script was co-written by Lorena Zarate, a Mexican who lives in Australia and also stars in the movie.
The story revolves around a number of young migrants, whose lives fall completely apart after the shock of the pandemic, during the March of 2020. As the narrative moves in back and forths, we witness Libra staring down the drop of a tall building, while a bit later we learn that she has no means to pay her rent and is about to be kicked out and that her semi-serious relationship with a young man who also provides drugs for her has caused her more than she can handle. Furthermore, her ex-girlfriend, Amanda, a filmmaker, is desperate to talk to her, despite the fact that their break up was on bad terms,...
The story revolves around a number of young migrants, whose lives fall completely apart after the shock of the pandemic, during the March of 2020. As the narrative moves in back and forths, we witness Libra staring down the drop of a tall building, while a bit later we learn that she has no means to pay her rent and is about to be kicked out and that her semi-serious relationship with a young man who also provides drugs for her has caused her more than she can handle. Furthermore, her ex-girlfriend, Amanda, a filmmaker, is desperate to talk to her, despite the fact that their break up was on bad terms,...
- 4/27/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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