A Pencil to the Jugular
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| Directed by | Matthew Victor Pastor |
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| Music by | Andrew Tran |
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Running time | 121 minutes[1] |
A Pencil to the Jugular is a Mexican Australian feature film set during the Melbourne COVID lockdown of 2020. It is the second instalment in a 2020 trilogy of feature films on the topic directed by Matthew Victor Pastor.[2] The film had its world premiere at the 43rd Moscow International Film Festival in April 2021.[3] The film was co-written by Lorena Zarate.[4]
Synopsis
March 2020, a worldwide catastrophic event unfolds, as an ensemble of young migrants lives fall apart. Through the chaos these lives will cross paths and a pencil will be taken to the jugular.
Cast
- Lorena Zarate as Libra
- Felise Morales as Amanda
- Shirong Wu as Ying
Reception
Panos Kotzathanasis of Asian Movie Pulse has said in a review "A Pencil in the Jugular is an uneven film, which can be beautiful at times, features interesting characters and well presented social comments, but suffers from lack of restraint."[5]
Conception
The film is a reaction to the global hate crimes towards Asians and the treatment of migrants in a covid-19 society. On the topic of racism Pastor has stated in inquirer.net "At a bar, a drunk white Australian man was chatting with me, and he started breaking down and saying, ‘I used to kill [people] who looked like you.’ He was really drunk and emotional, and was saying something about a war. I’m not sure where he killed people who ‘looked like me’.” He also mentioned “multicultural communities can stand in solidarity … and allow us (Asians) to write ourselves into history.”[4]
Pastor has also mentioned in an interview with The Swanston Gazette that he is interested in editing a 5 hour version of the trilogy making the future, present and past elements of the three films into a singular vision edit with a runtime of 320 minutes. The 5 hour version of the film may act as a full vision. [6]
References
- ^ "A Pencil to the Jugular" – via mubi.com.
- ^ "Fil-Aus indie film screens in Cinema Rehiyon 2021". SBS Your Language.
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN FILM 'A PENCIL TO THE JUGULAR' TO SCREEN AT MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL".
- ^ a b Cruz, Marinel (May 5, 2021). "PH movie on antiracism screened in Russian fest". INQUIRER.net.
- ^ Kotzathanasis, Panos (April 27, 2021). "Film Review: Pencil in the Jugular (2021) by Matthew Victor Pastor".
- ^ "An Interview with feature filmmaker Matthew Pastor". The Swanston Gazette.
Category:2021 films Category:Australian films Category:Australian films Category:English-language films
A Pencil to the Jugular
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