Eight-year-old Yael is shy and not always at ease. She prefers writing letters to performing dances for her applauding Filipino family. She listens endlessly to the cassette tapes recorded by her father, who is spending years away from home working in Riyadh. Her uncle, a rock star with the band The Futures, acts as something of a surrogate father. When she hears an advertisement for a pen that will give her a 'wonderful life', she decides to spend all her savings on this miracle pen. (Source: International Film Festival Rotterdam) Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Norsk
- Native Title: Nervous Translation
- Also Known As:
- Director: Shireen Seno
- Genres: Life, Drama
Cast & Credits
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![Jana Agoncillo in Nervous Translation Philippines Movie (2017)]( "Jana Agoncillo in Nervous Translation Philippines Movie (2017)")
Jana AgoncilloYael ConcepcionMain Role -
![Angge Santos in Nervous Translation Philippines Movie (2017)]( "Angge Santos in Nervous Translation Philippines Movie (2017)")
Angge SantosValMain Role -
![Sid Lucero in Nervous Translation Philippines Movie (2017)]( "Sid Lucero in Nervous Translation Philippines Movie (2017)")
Sid LuceroTino [Yael's paternal uncle]Support Role -
![Phyllis Grande in Nervous Translation Philippines Movie (2017)]( "Phyllis Grande in Nervous Translation Philippines Movie (2017)")
Phyllis Grande[Relative / Friend]Guest Role -
![Nafa Hilario Cruz in Nervous Translation Philippines Movie (2017)]( "Nafa Hilario Cruz in Nervous Translation Philippines Movie (2017)")
Nafa Hilario CruzSylviaBit part
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Reviews
It makes sense that a pen solves anxiety
After all, what Nervous Translation depicts so well is the eclectic reasoning of childhood. Following the character of Yael, I'm reminded of the way I made sense of the world at a similar age. Snippets of TV, bits of adult conversation, the intensity of school mathematics.Yael's mum, Val, juggles exhaustion due to work, keeping her own private boundaries, and looking after family. She is real. We all know a Val or we are a Val.
Nervous Translation is a slice of life. I found the pacing to be a little too slow but, then again, the emotion did creep up on me near the end. At times, it verges on surrealism, sometimes with effect, sometimes less so.
A good film with a gentle touch on life's anxieties.
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