Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
  • Release year: 1995
  • Runtime: 92 minutes
  • Country: Belgium, France, United Kingdom
  • Keywords: houseboat, opium, hong kong, f rated, title directed by female, china, based on novel, independent film
Plot:
The film tells the story of a strange friendship between an adult, already on the return of his path of life, and a Chinese girl who just begins her path. Nikos is the radio operator of a merchant ship and has just arrived in Hong-Kong. He is tired and wants to forget his problems by smoking opium. Innocence and hope turns to him in the person of Li, a Chinese girl who lives in a Sampan (a houseboat) and has to clean boats and empty trash-cans to survive.
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