MDMA

Name: MDMA
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: September 14, 2018
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 60
Cast: Angie Wang, Annie Q., Elisa Donovan, Francesca Fisher-Eastwood, Henry Zaga

2018

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Shout! Factory | Release Date: September 14, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Angie Wang, Annie Q., Elisa Donovan, Francesca Fisher-Eastwood, Henry Zaga, Jackie Dallas, Joseph John Schirle, Noah Segan, Pierson Fode, Ron Yuan, Sydney Van Delft, Vermyttya Erahn, Yetide Badaki

Summary: It’s 1984, and a gorgeous, young, working-class woman, Angie Wang (Annie Q.) from Newark, NJ, is about to start her freshman year at a prestigious San Francisco university. On her first day, she meets her new roommate, a rich girl named Jeanine Rockwell (Francesca Eastwood), and the two bond over booze, boys, and their first taste ofIt’s 1984, and a gorgeous, young, working-class woman, Angie Wang (Annie Q.) from Newark, NJ, is about to start her freshman year at a prestigious San Francisco university. On her first day, she meets her new roommate, a rich girl named Jeanine Rockwell (Francesca Eastwood), and the two bond over booze, boys, and their first taste of freedom! Raised by her strict father in an urban neighborhood, the sudden jolt from hardship to privileged campus life proves to be a challenge for Angie Wang. When her financial aid is cut, she uses her book and street smarts, along with school resources to synthesize the growing popular drug, Ecstasy. Angie becomes one of the west coast's largest distributors of 'X," cutting deals on campus and in posh nightclubs. Her dual life as the Asian 'model minority' coed and profit-driven drug dealer is further complicated by her desire to help Bree, a girl from one of the bay area's most infamous ghettos who reminds her of her own dark past. Angie lives the high life until her recklessness instigates a sudden tragedy from which she may not recover.… Expand

Director: Angie Wang

Genre(s): Drama, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 98 min

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Bradley Gibson

Sep 13, 2018

This is a fantastic film. Imagine any John Hughes film as a drug-fueled drama. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Sep 12, 2018

The sense of verisimilitude helps to ground the drama. Although MDMA goes to some dark places and features its share of ugly scenes, it’s ultimately a story of hope and redemption. It helps to remember that Wang has become a successful businesswoman and now filmmaker. Read full review

Amy Nicholson

Sep 2, 2018

None of the sizzle is as compelling as this character study of a young woman who confesses that her only childhood companion was the TV. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Sep 13, 2018

It’s Wang’s eye for social realities, brought to life by her cast, that gives her film its edge. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Sep 10, 2018

Wang seems to have sincerely set out to make a cautionary tale, “inspired by true events,” with a dedication in the opening suggesting she knew a victim of MDMA. But what she’s releasing is straight-up exploitation, and a film too cautious to work on that level, too torrid to play the “Stay off drugs!” card. Read full review

Kimber Myers

Sep 13, 2018

As the film’s sole director, writer and subject, Wang could have used some distance from the material. Read full review

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