Vietnam, Singapore, France, Thailand, Germany /2020 / 97mins / Yoruba, Vietnamese / English subtitles

The film contains nudity scenes and sexual content.

Bassley, a Nigerian footballer, living in the slums of Ho Chi Minh City, had been unemployed since he broke his leg. He befriends four middleaged Vietnamese women and together they create a special world for themselves. But this intimate utopia may not last forever.

In his debut feature film, Lê Bao has composed a delicate, sensory meditation that conjures up many thoughts in the viewer’s mind. With nonprofessional actors setting in places that he has known all his life, the film portrays raw, intimate fears about isolation and survival. As he lays bare our judgmental selves, Lê Bao instinctively echoes such tragically relevant issues as the betrayal of the promises of globalisation and emigration. But he also acknowledges humankind’s craving for tenderness and beauty. A visionary and uncompromising new voice in Asian and international cinema.