Shun Li and the Poet
2011 · Movie · 100 min · ★ 7.0 · 90% critics
In a small island town in the Veneto lagoon, a Chinese woman forms an unlikely friendship with a fisherman who settled in Italy years ago. As their bond grows, everyday routines and community expectations test what it means to belong and be understood.
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Details
- Original title
- Io sono Li
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-09-23
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (71 votes)
About
If you enjoy quiet, character-driven dramas about friendship and belonging, this may fit, especially if you liked Happy as Lazzaro or Welcome Venice; Not for you if you want fast pacing or big plot turns.
Pros: gentle human connection; evocative lagoon setting; thoughtful cultural contrasts | Cons: slow-paced storytelling; low on plot; subdued emotional tone
Awards & recognition
- Lux Prize · 2012
- European Film Award — Best Composer · 2012 · nominated
- Lux Prize · 2012 · nominated
Cast & crew
Zhao Tao
as Shun Li
Rade Šerbedžija
as Bepi, the Poet
Marco Paolini
as Coppe
Roberto Citran
as Lawyer
Giuseppe Battiston
as Devis
- GB
Giordano Bacci
as Baffo
- SM
Spartaco Mainardi
as Maicol
- ZC
Zhong Cheng
as Zang
- WY
Wang Yuan
as Lian
- AV
Amleto Voltolina
as Bode
Directed by Andrea Segre