Banishanta Island, located in the Bay of Bengal, is home to sixty prostitutes. 100 meters long and 10 meters wide, this tiny piece of land will soon be submerged by floods due to climate change. The film draws a sharp and intimate portrait of Razia, Khadija, and Shephalie, three of the women who live here. They are fighting for their houses and the future of their families. All while, searching for true love.
Giovanni Giommi graduated at the faculty of Architecture at the Politecnico of Milan and in the same city, studied at the Civil School of Cinema. In 1997 he starts to work as author, producer and director for Tele+ and MTV Italia.
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