A working girl tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart.
Bombastic, organic and utterly original, Tangerine is not just a film, it’s a vital, visceral experience.
Terrific stuff.
A dazzling bauble of melodrama and fast paced merriment.
This is a one-crazy-night picture, a little like Alex Holdridge’s LA indie pic In Search of a Midnight Kiss, from 2007. There’s real energy.
Baker shoots Tangerine in a freewheeling, improvisatory style that rekindles memories of John Cassavetes films following equally strung-out and desperate characters.
What begins with anger and outrage ends on a sweet note of sisterly solidarity.
The characters’ take-us-as-we-are attitude all the more endearing because they’re not trying to present a false picture of themselves.
A betrayed sex worker attempts to find her pimp in this bittersweet film shot on an iPhone 5s.
Tangerine: iPhone movie shows Hollywood's unseen side.
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Friday November 13, 2015, until Thursday November 19, 2015. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/
Cameo, Edinburgh from Friday November 20, 2015, until Thursday November 26, 2015. More info: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/
Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Tuesday January 12, 2016, until Thursday January 14, 2016. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com
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