Shun Li works in a textile factory on the outskirts of Rome and hopes to get Italian citizenship so her eight-year-old son can join her in Italy. When she is suddenly transferred to Chioggia a small city-island in the Veneto lagoon to work as a bartender in a pub she meets Bepi a Slavic fisherman nicknamed 'the Poet' by his friends a regular at that pub for years and a writer of doggerel verse. Shun Li shares with Bepi stories of Qu Yuan China's most celebrated poet and the two strike up a friendship that has the potential to become something more. However... the budding relationship is threatened by the objections of both the Chinese immigrant population and the local Italian fishing community. [show more]
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Italian drama exploring the relationship between two outsiders living in a small community in Venice. Shun Li (Tao Zhao) is living in Chioggia while trying her best to save enough money for her young son to join her from China. In the tavern where she works she is introduced to local fisherman Bepi (Rade Serbedzija), who moved to the town over 30 years previously but is still regarded as a foreigner. The two discover that they share a mutual passion for poetry and as their friendship progresses into something more serious they find that other members of the community have no scruples in stating their disapproval.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play. Shun Li works in a textile factory on the outskirts of Rome and hopes to get Italian citizenship so her 8-year-old son can join her in Italy. When she is suddenly transferred to Chioggia, a small city-island in the Veneto lagoon, to work as a bartender in a pub, she meets Bepi, a Slavic fisherman, nicknamed 'the Poet' by his friends, a regular at that pub for years and a writer of doggerel verse.Shun Li shares with Bepi stories of Qu Yuan, China's most celebrated poet, and the two strike up a friendship that has the potential to become something more. However the budding relationship is threatened by the objections of both the Chinese immigrant population and the local Italian fishing community. Actors: Tao Zhao, Rade Serbedzija, Marco PaoliniDirectors: Andrea SegreFormat: PALLanguage: ItalianRegion: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)Number of discs: 1
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