Last Train Home
Offering a rare glimpse into little-seen aspects of Chinese society, this documentary looks at the annual migration of urban workers,130 million strong, who travel by train back to their home villages for Lunar New Year festivities. The film focuses on a married couple who live in dormitories and work in a Guangzhou clothing factory as they return to rural Sichuan province to be with their children and the grandmother raising them.
Year: 2009
Genre: Documentaries, Chinese Cinema, General Docos, 2012
Country: China
Director: Lixin Fan
Duration: 90 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains offensive language.
Subtitles: Yes
7.7/10
Location in store: Documentary (General)
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