EMPTINESS

VACÍO

By Paul VENEGAS

LA SUMA - as PROD

Crime - Completed 2020

Lei and Wong arrive in Guayaquil amid a dispute in the local Chinatown. Lei's goal is to reach New York, but her future is in the hands of Chang, a despotic mobster who falls madly in love with her. They will fight for their freedom while confronting their own emotions.

    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Crime, Thriller, Drama
    • Countries
    • ECUADOR, COLOMBIA, URUGUAY
    • Languages
    • SPANISH, MANDARIN, ENGLISH
    • Budget
    • 0.6 - 1 M$
    • Duration
    • 92 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Paul VENEGAS
    • Producer(s)
    • Esteban SCHROEDER (La Suma), Paul VENEGAS (Xanadu), Giuliano CAVALLI (Murillo Films)
    • Synopsis
    • LEI and WONG clandestinely arrive to Ecuador. She has only one goal: New York. He longs to bring his son from China. The future of both is in the hands of CHANG, a bipolar gangster who becomes obsessed with her and knows he owns everyone's abyss.

      “EMPTINESS” portrays the anguish of the immigrant, a journey of deep emotions immersed in male power relations, and where people struggle to save their dignity.