Ghosts
Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
The Plot
When 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.
Run Time
1h 36m
Genre
Drama
Release Date
25 Oct 2006
Country
United Kingdom
Language
Mandarin, English
Director & Producers
Top Billed Cast
Ai Qin
Mr. Lin
Chinese Cockle-Picker
Xiao Li
Zhai
Baby Bebe
Ai Qin's Mother
Ai Qin's Father
Ai Qin's Brother
Snakehead in China
People Smuggler in Calais
People Smuggler in Calais
Lafayette Film


Nick Broomfield
Compton Ross
Hsiao-Hung Pai