Last Train Home = Gui Tu Lie Che
Every spring, China's cities are plunged into chaos as an astonishing 130 million migrant workers journey to their home villages for the New Year's holiday. This mass exodus is the largest human migration on the planet, an epic spectacle that reveals a country tragically caught between its...
| Corporate Author: | Eyesteelfilm (Firm), Telefilm Canada., Rogers Group of Funds., Independent Television Service., Channel Four (Great Britain), TV5Monde (Television network), Super Channel (Television network), Zeitgeist Films. |
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| Other Authors: | Fan, Lixin. (Director), Aung-Thwin, Mila. (Producer), Cross, Daniel. (Producer), Zhang, Yang. |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | Chinese English |
| Published: |
[New York] :
Zeitgeist Video,
2011.
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| Edition: | Widescreen |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Every spring, China's cities are plunged into chaos as an astonishing 130 million migrant workers journey to their home villages for the New Year's holiday. This mass exodus is the largest human migration on the planet, an epic spectacle that reveals a country tragically caught between its rural past and industrial future. Working over several years in classic verite, Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Lixin Fan travels with one couple who have embarked on this annual trek for almost two decades. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally produced in 2009. Guide includes Q&A with director Lixin Fan. Extras: Deleted scenes, from Guangzhou Train Station (ca. 11 min.) -- Travelogue: Guang'an to Shenzhen City (ca. 5 min.) -- U.S. theatrical trailer. |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (6 pages, fold-out) |
| Format: |
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen ; stereo. |
| Audience: |
Not rated. |
| Awards: |
Winner, Best Documentary 2010, Los Angeles Film Critics ; Winner, Best Feature-length Documentary, 2009 Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival ; Winner, Best Feature, 2010 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. |
| Production Credits: |
Editors, Lixin Fan, Mary Stephen ; director of photography, Lixin Fann ; music, Olivier Alary ; story editor, Daniel Cross. |