Ghosts
Morecambe Bay, February 5th 2004, 23 lives, 23 souls
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.
- 6.5
- 2006
- Released
- 1h 36m
Ai Qin Lin
Ai QinZhan Yu
Mr. LinTao Li
Chinese Cockle-PickerZhe Wei
Xiao LiYong Aing Zhai
ZhaiAn Sheng Lin
Baby BebeKan Jin Chen
Ai Qin's MotherShiang Fa Lin
Ai Qin's FatherQin Rong Lin
Ai Qin's BrotherPing Chen
Snakehead in ChinaDavid Bryan
People Smuggler in CalaisJiannan Tian
Smuggled Chinese Immigrant
Li Xiang
Smuggled Chinese ImmigrantShu Ping Wang
Snakehead in UKLi Qing Yang
Snakehead in UKMan Qin Wei
ChioRaquel Marques
Employment Agency AssistantGraca Costa
Employment Agency AssistantLorraine Day
Angry Woman in AgencyPaul Wadsworth
Angry NeighbourKay Briar Fox
Angry Neighbour's WifeRuby Wood
Girl in Duck FactoryPaul Ovenden
Employment Agency ManagerShaun Gallagher
RobertLana Westfold
Farm Minibus DriverRoger Gray
Police OfficerGraham Harris
Police OfficerPaul Plausin
Police OfficerRhys Bond
Police OfficerPaul Andrew Richardson
British Cockle-PickerTerry Sergeant
British Cockle-PickerVikki McDonald
British Cockle-PickerColin Brown
British Cockle-PickerAndrew Dodd
British Cockle-PickerDafydd Hughes
British Cockle-PickerStewart Jones
British Cockle-PickerDarren Kasselves
British Cockle-PickerMark Thomas
British Cockle-PickerMichael Whitehead
British Cockle-PickerSean Lin
Ai Qin's SonDevi Zhu
BaiReleased
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