The White Girl

The White Girl is a beautiful teenager whose is allergic to the sun. She lives with her father in a shack above the sea in Pearl Village, Hong Kong's last fishing community. A mysterious Japanese man takes up residence in an abandoned camera obscura nearby. The film's trio of outcasts is rounded out by a scrappy street kid with his ear to the ground. Each experiences an awakening in this gorgeously shot, mysteriously charged environment. (London Film Festival)