Boiling Point (2021) presents itself as the perfect tool for raising awareness about current problems that every bar and restaurant worker must suffer in their day-to-day life. Philip Barantini paints a very vivid portrait of the hospitality industry and the stress suffered by all chefs, bartenders, dishwashers, and everyone who takes part in offering a great experience to the customer.
Lately, it seems like the continuous shot has become a trend in filmmaking. There are several movies edited to appear as one shot, such as
Birdman (2014),
1917 (2019), Gaspar Noé’s
Irreversible (2002), and
Enter the Void (2009). Nevertheless, few of them are actually one single take. For instance, the recent Japanese project
One Cut of the Dead (2017)