Ghosts (2006)
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.
Drama
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
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