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Shun LI And The Poet (2012)

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Two outsiders become unlikely friends in this drama from filmmaker Andrea Segre. Shun Li (Zhao Tao) is a thirtysomething single mother from China who has come to Italy in the hope of providing a better life for herself and her son. However, Shun Li has partnered with an unscrupulous employment agency that shifts her from job to job and makes it difficult for her to pay her fees so she can make enough money to bring her son to Italy. She works as a barmaid in a shabby waterfront tavern in the

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Apr 15, 2013

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All Critics (4) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (0)

There is not much happiness in the lives of these two people, but they have each other.

November 1, 2012 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times
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A thin but attractively opalescent immigrant study, prioritizing exquisite, atmospheric detail over the bigger picture.

July 4, 2012 Full Review Source: Variety
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Lyrical, moving saga of a fragile friendship amid cultural alienation and prejudice

September 17, 2012 Full Review Source: sbs.com.au
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Quietly moving and unassuming

June 9, 2012 Full Review Source: Film-Forward.com
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Audience Reviews for Shun LI And The Poet

What begins as an honest story soon becomes a frustrating experience, unable to generate enough interest due to the lack of chemistry between the two main characters. Besides, it insists on trying to create some visual and narrative poetry where there is none.
June 25, 2012
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Foreign Titles

  • Io sono Li (DE)
  • Li and the Poet (Io sono li) (UK)
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