72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Ghosts

Nick Broomfield
UK - USA
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On 5th February 2004, twenty-three illegal Chinese immigrants died on the north coast of England while cockle picking. One of the few survivors of the tragedy, Ai Qin personally stars in the tale of her journey from China to England and the harsh working conditions she is obliged to face in the effort to secure a better life for her son and family in China. Ai Qin, a native of Fujian, had to borrow $25,000 to pay the gang who smuggled her into the UK, where she became another of the three million migrant workers serving as the bedrock of its food supply chain, construction and hospitality industries. She lived with another 15 people of Chinese origin in a 2-bedroom house. Their families are still paying off their debts with the Chinese mafia. Filmed on the limits between documentary and fiction, Ghosts will have you wondering about slavery in the 21st century.
Director
Nick Broomfield
Screenplay
Nick Broomfield, Jez Lewis
Photography
Mark Wolfe
Edition
Peter Christelis
Cast
Ai Qin Lin, Zhan Yu, Zhe Wei, Man Qin Wei, Yong Aing Zhai
Running Time
96 m.
Country
UK - USA
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