Last Train HomeLixin Fan

Every spring, China’s cities are plunged into chaos, as all at once, a tidal wave of humanity attempts to return home by train. It is the Chinese New Year. The wave is made up of millions of migrant factory workers. The homes they seek are the rural villages and families they left behind to seek work in the booming coastal cities. It is an epic spectacle that tells us much about China, a country discarding traditional ways as it hurtles towards modernity and global economic dominance. Sixteen years ago, the Zhangs abandoned their young children to find work in the city, consoled by the hope that their wages would lift their children into a better life. Now they work long hours in one of the numerous gray factories that supplies the West with cheap clothing. That said, the most toilsome endeavor is the New Year trip.



Vertoond op editie(s) 2010
Screened at edition(s) 2010

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Directed by Lixin Fan
Canada, China, VK
2009 87 min.
Mandarijns
Subtitles: English

Programme

The Art of Chinese Filmmaking

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Director

Lixin Fan

Producer

Lixin Fan

Production company

EyeSteelFilm

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