Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1995)★ 7.2/10

BE,FR,GB · 92 min · January 1, 1995

• Drama

Directed by: Marion Hänsel

Written by: Nikos Kavvadias, Marion Hänsel, Louis Grospierre

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.