During the occupation of Paris, a group of Chinese people find themselves thrust into unusual circumstances. Through satire and comedy, this movie explores the challenges and absurdities faced by the characters as they navigate life under a foreign regime.
Thirtysomething Chinese-born Lina borrows money to move to Paris to save up money to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams, leaving behind her husband and son in Dong Bei province. But once in Europe, nothing goes as planned, and she is forced into a line of work she never would have imagined. When her flighty sister-in-law shows up on her doorstep, Lina becomes inevitably tangled in her own web of lies.
Jin drives an illegal taxi for the Chinese Triads but dreams of becoming a DJ. Playing inspiring electro music in his car, he meets Naomi, a troubling escort who makes him her private chauffeur. Falling in love, they decide to leave together. But Jin will have to double-cross some very dangerous people...
An illegal Chinese immigrant and her teenage daughter are held captive in their home after a stranger breaks in.
Freddie is starting as a thug for Jazdec the Polish, a pimp and concealer of illicit goods. Freddy's love for Larna, whom he dreams to snatch from prostitution, drive them into jeopardy under the clutches of a Chinese Godfather. To see Larna alive, Freddie must kill the so-called Mr. Zhu, a strange Chinese Zorro who just arrived in Paris to retrieve a young runaway fellow countrywoman.
A perfectionist poet falls for an energetic Chinese man who teaches her the importance of life's imperfections.
I have Asian eyes but i do not speak a word of Chinese. My Grand-Mother loves eating cheese but do not speak a word of French. We both live in the same city, Paris. Our mutual interpreter is my oft-reluctant father. And so I set out to meet other Chinese immigrants - people of different languages and backgrounds. It has allowed to me to give some sense to being deprived of my father's mother tongue.
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