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Li and the Poet

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A Chinese barmaid (Tao Zhao) and a Slavic fisherman (Rade Serbedzija) find friendship and more in an Italian fishing village.
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Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard Jun 22, 2013
3/5
The plot is preposterous, offering up not one, but two, saintly females for our hi falutin' delectation. Go to Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Jun 22, 2013
This is haunting and affecting with visual poetry to spare. Go to Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times Jun 21, 2013
3/5
Shun Li and the Poet actually believes in the inherent decency of strangers. Don't hold that against it. Go to Full Review Ben Nicholson CineVue Feb 26, 2019
4/5
Segre's choice to tell a very personal story, and largely lap at the edges of the issues involved, makes for a wonderfully emotive voyage that works so well precisely because the current was not too strong. Go to Full Review Tom Dawson The List Jun 21, 2013
4/5
Francois Couturier's score is overly emphatic in places in tugging at our heartstrings, but the film's gentle humanity is to be cherished. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Paul D @Papachate Nov 8, 2025 Un film qui a tant pour nous faire comprendre et nous toucher avec peu de mots et dont la musique est un élément étonnement important pour ressentir l'émotion d'une histoire qu'on tranquillement comprend, ... ce qui est inimaginable. See more Mar 31, 2019 Nice, but a little bit boring. See more Dec 20, 2015 A slim short story of loyalty and loneliness which elegantly turns the Venice lagoon into a world of toil and survival. See more Oct 18, 2015 Nice performances and strong first half, but the end is flat and somewhat predictable. See more Aug 9, 2015 With audience descriptions ranging from "natural" to "exquisite," this film focuses on the tradition of a small Italian village and how two immigrants fit into and challenge those traditions. See more Jan 14, 2015 "Io Sono Li" in italiano. Delizioso film che parla di immigrazione, amore e intolleranza in una cornice originale come quella di Chioggia. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Andrea Segre

Director

Tao Zhao

Shun Li

Rade Serbedzija

Bepi

Marco Paolini

Coppe

Roberto Citran

Avvocato

Giuseppe Battiston

Devis

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Li and the Poet

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Movie Info

Synopsis A Chinese barmaid (Tao Zhao) and a Slavic fisherman (Rade Serbedzija) find friendship and more in an Italian fishing village.
Director
Andrea Segre
Producer
Francesca Feder, Francesco Bonsembiante
Screenwriter
Andrea Segre, Marco Pettenello
Production Co
RAI Cinema
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Streaming)
May 9, 2017
Runtime
1h 32m
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