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      The Receptionist

      2016 1 hr. 42 min. Drama List
      80% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 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. Read More Read Less

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      Simran Hans Observer (UK) Lu's script is functional, with leaden dialogue and plotting that tells rather than reveals. Yet the performances are painfully alive... Rated: 3/5 Jul 22, 2018 Full Review Ed Potton Times (UK) Perhaps most importantly, it feels like a tale that hasn't been told before. Rated: 3/5 Jul 20, 2018 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian A valuable, intelligent debut. Rated: 3/5 Jul 20, 2018 Full Review Rich Phippen HeyUGuys Writer/ director Jenny Lu lifts the lid on a seedy underworld, but cannot dive beneath the surface it seems happy to skim. Rated: 2/5 Jun 4, 2019 Full Review Rebecca Liu Another Gaze 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. Aug 14, 2018 Full Review Edward Porter Sunday Times (UK) 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. Rated: 2/5 Jul 23, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      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
      Executive Producer
      Christian Eisenbeiss, Jimmy Huang Chih-Ming, Damian Jones, Steve Milne
      Screenwriter
      Jenny Lu, Yi-Wen Yeh
      Production Co
      British Film Company
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English (United Kingdom)