Ghosts

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.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

96 minutes

Year:

2006

Director:

Nick Broomfield

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Company:

Head Gear Films,

Film4 Productions,

Channel 4 Television,

Lafayette Film

Cast:

Ai Qin

Mr. Lin

Chinese Cockle-Picker

Xiao Li

Zhai

Crew:

Director

Director of Photography

Producer

Executive Producer

Art Direction