After being abandoned by her mother at a bus stop in the city of Seoul, 7-year old Jia has nowhere to go. As the night gets darker, she sees light in a stranger, an illegal South Asian immigrant stuck in South Korea after unsuccessfully performing “Donkey Flight” (an illegal immigration process). The unlikely pair survives the night by forming an unusual connection by making brave and at times, difficult choices.
Director's Comment: The ‘Perspective’ and the ‘Circle’
The story is told from the perspective of a 7-year-old Korean girl abandoned by her upper class mother who wants a better life for herself, and found by a Bengali man who threw himself into a small boat illegally in order to go to a better place. The same circumstances that bring them close, end up tearing them apart, completing the circle of our story.
Ali Sohail Jaura likes to explore different styles of storytelling in his films. His previous four short films have won awards and been shown in festivals around the world.
Child abandonment is a common occurrence in South Korea.