Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

92 mins | Drama | May 28, 1995

A Greek-Irish sailor becomes friends with a 10-year-old sampan girl while his freighter is docked in Hong Kong.

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

92 mins | Drama | May 28, 1995

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
A Greek-Irish sailor becomes friends with a 10-year-old sampan girl while his freighter is docked in Hong Kong.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers StudioCanal, RTBF, Man's Films, Ministère de la Culture, Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Mark Forstater Productions Ltd., Tchin Tchin Productions, Loterie Nationale de Belgique, BRTN Fictie, Flanders Film Fund
Original title Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Directors Marion Hänsel
Writers Nikos Kavvadias, Louis Grospierre, Marion Hänsel

Cast

Stephen Rea

as Nikos

Ling Chu

as Li

Adrian Brine

as Captain

Maka Kotto

as African Sailor

Mischa Aznavour

as Young Sailor

Koon-Lan Law

as Li's Mother

Jane Birkin

as Nikos' Former Love (voice)

Chan Chan Man

as Baby Zheng

Chow Jo

as Grandfather

Wong Wong

as Grandmother

Fow Tse

as Stepfather

Cheung Chi Ho

as Sailor

Chong Ching

as Sailor

Lim

as Sailor

Peter Heylen

as Sailor

Manuel Dong Hua

as Sailor

Lee Loy Kei

as Salesman

Tong Shu Wing

as First Customs Officer

Winne Yu

as Prostitute

Vivian Lee

as Prostitute

Gei Ying Chan

as Prostitute

Tom Tom

as Prostitute

Michelle Dette

as Prostitute

Chloé Germentier

as Young Prostitute

Mike Lau

as Pimp

Bandy Yu

as Second Customs Officer