Shun Li and the Poet
Sep 23 2011
•2h 40m
•Drama
A study of the friendship between a Chinese woman and a fisherman who came to Italy from Yugoslavia many years ago, who live in a small city-island in the Veneto lagoon.
Cast
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Zhao Tao
Shun Li
Rade Šerbedžija
Bepi, the Poet
Marco Paolini
Coppe
Roberto Citran
Lawyer
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