Ghosts

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

6.52006Drama

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.

Release2006-10-25

Runtime96 min

StatusReleased

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Original languageEN

SpokenMandarin, English

DirectorNick Broomfield

WritersHsiao-Hung Pai, Nick Broomfield, Jez Lewis

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

Votes14

Popularity1

TMDB ID38001