IFC Center
323 6th Ave
212.924.7771
This event has passed.
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Sep 3, 2010 – Oct 3, 2010
Daily
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$13.50
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“Your opinion of holiday travel headaches is certain to be redefined after viewing Last Train Home, an award-winning documentary that examines the plight of migrant workers in China. Focusing on one family's struggle to stay connected despite seeing each other only on Chinese New Year, filmmaker Lixin Fan uncovers the effects of industrialization on Chinese society. Shot in an observational style, Fan spent several years capturing this candid, emotionally fertile and heartbreaking story.”
Mindy Bond, Flavorpill
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.
- Last Train Home
