Shun Li and the Poet

Directed by Andrea Segre
Film Movement
2011
100 Minutes
Italy
Italian, Mandarin
Romance, Asian, Drama
Not Rated
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Shun Li works in a textile factory near Rome, slowly paying off the broker that brought her from China to Italy, while saving money so she can bring her young son to join her. She is suddenly transferred to work as a bartender at a pub in a small town along the Venetian Lagoon. The pub is the hangout of the local fishermen, including Bepi, a handsome old Slav immigrant nicknamed "The Poet." A tender, delicate friendship grows between Shun Li and Bepi. But gossip soon threatens their innocent relationship, a bond that had once transcended two very different, yet not at all distant cultures.

Director & Cast

  • Director: Andrea Segre
  • Starring: Rade Serbedzija
  • Starring: Tao Zhao
  • Starring: Marco Paolini
  • Starring: Roberto Citran
  • Starring: Giuseppe Battiston

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Reviews

  • "A poignant story...striking cinematography! A film that doesn't shy away."
    The New York Times
  • "This just might be a masterpiece!"
    Liberazzione
  • "Rapturous! Exquisite!"
    Allisa Simon, Variety
Winner
Best First Feature
BFI London Film Festival
Winner
Lux Prize
European Parliament
Winner
Best European Co-production
Seville Film Festival
Winner
Audience Award
Sedona Film Festival
Official Selection
Venice Film Festival
Official Selection
Göteborg Int'l Film Festival
Special Mention
Reykjavik Int'l Film Festival
Winner
Whitehead Award
Whitehead Int'l Film Festival