A ballad about the Chinese community in Milan. Milan’s Chinatown is problematic: it has recorded several murders that happened in broad daylight, with machetes. One fine day an Italian asks a Chinese woman for her hand in marriage, and this generates a chain of reactions in the community.
From the particular focus on one of the oldest and largest Chinatowns in Europe, the film takes the viewer into a universal metaphor, about hatred and dreams between the West and China.
A film with direct access to the Chinese community, with an Italian director … who speaks Chinese.

A production: La Sarraz Pictures, CSC – Production srl
In collaboration with: Rai Cinema
With the contribution of: MiBAC – General Directorate for Cinema “Films of cultural interest”
With the support of: Province of Milan “Bando Filmmaker – Cinema fuori formato 2008”
With the support of: Film Commission Torino Piemonte Piemonte Doc Film Fund
Distributed by: La Sarraz Distribuzione

In distribution from: November 2009

Festival: Torino Film Festival 2009: Italiana.Doc. Others..

Director and screenplay:Sergio Basso
Director of Photography: Daniel Arvizu
Editing: Davide Vizzini
Direct Take: Andrea Sileo
Music: Enea Bardi
Graphics: La Testuggine
Animations: Lorenzo Latrofa – La Testuggine

Lenght: 75′
Original language: Italian, Chinese
Subtitles: English, Italian
County of Production: Italy