Ghosts

Ghosts

2006

1h 36m

6.5

6.5/10

14 votes • View on IMDb

Drama

"Morecambe Bay, February 5th 2004, 23 lives, 23 souls"

Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Head Gear Films Film4 Productions Channel 4 Television Lafayette Film

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Spoken Languages

Mandarin English

Quick Facts

Release Date	October 25, 2006
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0872202

Cast

Ai Qin Lin

Ai Qin

Zhan Yu

Mr. Lin

Tao Li

Chinese Cockle-Picker

Zhe Wei

Xiao Li

Yong Aing Zhai

Zhai

An Sheng Lin

Baby Bebe

Kan Jin Chen

Ai Qin's Mother

Shiang Fa Lin

Ai Qin's Father

Qin Rong Lin

Ai Qin's Brother

Ping Chen

Snakehead in China

Marc Hoeferlin

People Smuggler in Calais

David Bryan

People Smuggler in Calais

Key Crew

Nick Broomfield

Director

Nick Broomfield

Producer

Charles Finch

Executive Producer

Phil Hunt

Executive Producer

Jez Lewis

Producer

Compton Ross

Producer

Hsiao-Hung Pai

Writer

Nick Broomfield

Writer

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