Nithin Coca నితిన్ on Nostr: Watched a #Chinese film about an Ivorian living in #Guangzhou, and, as it had an ...

Watched a #Chinese film about an Ivorian living in #Guangzhou, and, as it had an African director, might show an interesting perspective about a migrant community not often visible in the media.

It was...disappointing. When the main character interacts with Chinese, they're absurdly nice. Her life in #China is easy - lovely apartment in a quiet neighborhood, a good job, lots of friends.

But it was, when about halfway through, when she pushes back on another African complaining about a really minor incident (getting annoyed at a Chinese man panhandling at a black hair salon) with a "we're in their country, we need to be quiet and integrate," I stopped watching.