Ghosts

Story

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.

Director

Nick Broomfield

Writers

Nick Broomfield, Hsiao-Hung Pai, Jez Lewis

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Release date

25 October 2006

Ensemble

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