Aeternam Films

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.

In a despairing, fatalistic Rome, Nicola finds himself flirting with the city’s dark side. Drinking too much and living among drifters, petty criminals and anxious immigrants, Nicola becomes entwined in an insurance scam that leads him further into a netherworld he may never escape.

The film consists almost entirely of an interview with the elderly He Fengming, recounting her experiences in post-1949 China.

The movie follows Elia da Cortona, one of the most faithful followers of St. Francis, from 1209 to 1226.

Malik raises his little brother and works as a doorman.