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.
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Ghosts
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 25, 2006
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Drama
User Score
65%
Original Title
Ghosts
Production Companies
Lafayette Films, Head Gear Films, Film4 Productions, Channel 4 Television
Director
Nick Broomfield
Description
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.
Cast
Crew
Recommendations
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Transformers
The Shawshank Redemption
Interstellar
Green Book
Avatar
Life of Pi
Django Unchained
Oppenheimer
Inception
Barbie
Joker
Se7en
Home Alone
Aladdin
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Forrest Gump
Back to the Future Part II
The Silence of the Lambs
