Ghosts

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 25, 2006

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english, mandarin

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Film4 Productions,Head Gear Films,Channel 4 Television,Lafayette Films,Lafayette Film,Head Gear Films, Film4 Productions, Channel 4 Television, Lafayette Film

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0872202