Ghosts
2006 · 96 min
Drama
★ 6.5When a young girl, Ai Qin, pays $25,000 to be smuggled into the UK in order to support her family back in China, she becomes another one of 3 million migrant workers that have become the bedrock of our economy. Forced to live with eleven other Chinese people in a two bedroom house, they work in factories preparing food for British supermarkets. Risking their lives for pennies these unprotected workers end up cockling in Morcombe Bay at night.
Crew
- Director Nick Broomfield
- Writer Hsiao-Hung Pai
- Writer Nick Broomfield
- Writer Jez Lewis
- Director of Photography Mark Wolf
Cast
- A
Ai Qin Lin
Ai Qin
- Z
Zhan Yu
Mr. Lin
- T
Tao Li
Chinese Cockle-Picker
- Z
Zhe Wei
Xiao Li
- Y
Yong Aing Zhai
Zhai
- A
An Sheng Lin
Baby Bebe
- K
Kan Jin Chen
Ai Qin's Mother
- S
Shiang Fa Lin
Ai Qin's Father
- Q
Qin Rong Lin
Ai Qin's Brother
- P
Ping Chen
Snakehead in China
- M
Marc Hoeferlin
People Smuggler in Calais
- D
David Bryan
People Smuggler in Calais
Crew
- Director — Nick Broomfield
- Writer — Hsiao-Hung Pai
- Writer — Nick Broomfield
- Writer — Jez Lewis
- Director of Photography — Mark Wolf
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