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The Receptionist

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An unemployed Taiwanese graduate in London takes a job as a receptionist in an illegal massage parlor and learns how the women struggle to make their lives work in a world where danger and violence are always near.

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Simran Hans Observer (UK) 07/22/2018
3/5
Lu's script is functional, with leaden dialogue and plotting that tells rather than reveals. Yet the performances are painfully alive... Go to Full Review Ed Potton The Times (UK) 07/20/2018
3/5
Perhaps most importantly, it feels like a tale that hasn't been told before. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 07/20/2018
3/5
A valuable, intelligent debut. Go to Full Review Rich Phippen HeyUGuys 06/04/2019
2/5
Writer/ director Jenny Lu lifts the lid on a seedy underworld, but cannot dive beneath the surface it seems happy to skim. Go to Full Review Rebecca Liu Another Gaze 08/14/2018
Tina and Sasa's friendship in particular is one of the strongest parts of the film, as the two women learn to understand the origins of each other's prickliness. Go to Full Review Edward Porter Sunday Times (UK) 07/23/2018
2/5
It's a pity, then, that so many of the plot's turning points are engineered through heavy-handed writing that would shame a soap opera. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Jenny Lu

Director

Josh Whitehouse

Frank

Lorraine Stanley

Helen

Teresa Daley

Tina

Neal Ward

Mike

Daniel York

Robin

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Synopsis An unemployed Taiwanese graduate in London takes a job as a receptionist in an illegal massage parlor and learns how the women struggle to make their lives work in a world where danger and violence are always near.
Director
Jenny Lu
Producer
Zi-Ning Chiou, Peter J. Kirby, Shuang Teng
Screenwriter
Jenny Lu, Yi-Wen Yeh
Production Co
British Film Company
Genre
Drama
Original Language
British English
Runtime
1h 42m