Synopsis:
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.
Directed by: | Nick Broomfield |
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Written by: | Nick Broomfield & Jez Lewis & Hsiao-Hung Pai |
Release date: | 2006-10-25 |
Runtime: | 96 minutes |
Tagline: | Morecambe Bay, February 5th 2004, 23 lives, 23 souls |
Cast:
Ai Qin Lin
Ai Qin
Ai Qin
Zhan Yu
Mr. Lin
Mr. Lin
Tao Li
Chinese Cockle-Picker
Chinese Cockle-Picker
Zhe Wei
Xiao Li
Xiao Li
Yong Aing Zhai
Zhai
Zhai
An Sheng Lin
Baby Bebe
Baby Bebe
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