New Territories

A quiet, contemplative film that moves slowly between two distant lives, asking you to sit with questions of belief and belonging.

Directed by

Fabianny Deschamps

Genres

Drama

Starring

Eve Bitoun, Yilin Yang, Dimitri Sani

Overview

New Territories is a journey of initiation through faith and beliefs on the border between life and death. Two women poles apart, two paths: one is a living French businesswoman; the other is a Chinese textile worker. While Li Yu is preparing herself to reach Hong Kong clandestinely in search for a better life, Eve is conquering the Asian market with a new funeral rite.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, tense and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Faith, identity, class, isolation

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

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