Tom Leick

A young woman has the idea of setting up her boyfriend with a very wealthy but sickly lady to claim her inheritance.

Based on the Japanese novel 'Loving the Dead' from acclaimed author Kei Oishi, the film centres on a damaged young man who, after shutting himself away for ten years, is forced to venture out into a world that he no longer understands.

Venecia, 1596. Bassanio ruega a su amigo Antonio, un próspero comerciante, que le preste una gran suma de dinero para poder cortejar a Portia, una heredera muy rica; pero Antonio ha invertido su fortuna en el extranjero, así que buscan a Shylock, un prestamista judío, y le piden un préstamo…