Summary The film tells the story of a strange friendship between an adult, already on the return of his path of life, and a Chinese girl who just begins her path. Nikos is the radio operator of a merchant ship and has just arrived in Hong-Kong. He is tired and wants to forget his problems by smoking opium. Innocence and hope turns to him in the person of Li, a Chinese girl who lives in a Sampan (a houseboat) and has to clean boats and empty trash-cans to survive. View more details
Directed : Marion Hänsel
Written : Louis Grospierre Marion Hänsel Nikos Kavvadias
Stars : Stephen Rea Maka Kotto Adrian Brine Ling Chu
Genres : Drama
Release date : Feb 6, 1995
Countries of origin : United Kingdom France Belgium
Language : English Dutch
Filming locations : Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
Production companies : Eurimages Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles BRTN Fictie
Summary The film tells the story of a strange friendship between an adult, already on the return of his path of life, and a Chinese girl who just begins her path. Nikos is the radio operator of a merchant ship and has just arrived in Hong-Kong. He is tired and wants to forget his problems by smoking opium. Innocence and hope turns to him in the person of Li, a Chinese girl who lives in a Sampan (a houseboat) and has to clean boats and empty trash-cans to survive. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Feb 6, 1995
Countries of origin : United Kingdom France Belgium
Language : English Dutch
Filming locations : Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
Production companies : Eurimages Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles BRTN Fictie