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weka

13Apr12

Somber look into the lives of Chinese families in China working in factories.

Valerie Chiang

13Apr12

so profoundly moving. i will never be able to look at a train in the same way again.

Jeremy Ashlyn

26Oct11

So well shot I became convinced it was staged- until fists started flying. The filmmakers use the strength of documentary to immerse in ways a traditional film cannot.

Gaviero

26Aug11

Qin's father has the saddest face I have ever seen. The mind boggles at how the director managed to pull this off.

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megancatherine

15Aug11

Powerful. Raw. Emotive and overwhelming. A brilliant capture of the complicated lives that many migrant workers (and otherwise) live in China. Absolutely excellent.

Kevin T

18Apr11

Gorgeous camera work and an extremely effective story, this is an important piece of work and in my opinion a breakthrough in documentary filmmaking.

Eric Dupont likes this

Globalization as a devestator of the family unit. A culture under siege. A staggering documentary looking at the mass exodus from villiage to city in chasing the almighty yuan. Moving and unsettling. The sequence when the daughter openly rebels against her father and breaks the 'fourth wall" very affecting. A late starting industrial/capitalistic revolution out of control.

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edgar edgar

18Mar11

devastating

Stephen Tomlinson

11Mar11

A moving documentary, beautifully shot and edited.

SALESK

6Mar11

Gut-wrenching look at the effects of globalization on one Chinese family. Notable for its striking cinematography, miles better than most documentaries. All the more effective for zeroing in on a universal problem through a narrow lens. Makes you want to buy American.

X27

7Feb11

I can only echoe the other comments here. If you want to know about the effects of globalization on families, look no further. beautifully shot, sometimes painful to watch this is an extraordinary documentary.

Zac Zellers

1Dec10

a great documentary/family drama with some of the most beautiful hand-held cinematography I've ever seen. Lixin Fan has made a perfect documentary, one that genuinely moves me without tacky music or sappy editing.

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AyynaMkay

19Oct11

i travelled to beijing 4 years ago during the New Year time, so it was a bit of sad to see what was approx happening in the life of those people i saw at the train station.

Raven

25Nov10

A great documentary. An intimate family drama set in the biggest human migrations every year

Grey Daisies

17Nov10

This has to be one of the best documentaries I have seen in years. Truly terrifying.

Brandon Isaacson

15Oct10

The cinematography is gorgeous

Mark Johnson

24Sep10

Effective on many levels, but for me it really kicks in with the intimate portrait and travails of this one family.

beatie

5Sep10

A portrait by Lixin Fan about an astonishing migration involving 130 million Chinese workers who each year travel by train, boat and foot to return home for New Year’s. An incredibly powerful, haunted story that should be seen and discussed around the world. Highly recommended!

TFCHooligan69

4Sep10

Excellent documentary. I was lucky enough to catch this on the big screen. Hope to find a DVD release one day soon.

Sergio

14Aug10

I've lived in China and come back every year at the same time 130m do.. it is colossal.

Joe Oviedo

23Apr10

I want to watch this documentary so bad... :( im in Mexico, and I been following news of releases or screenings but nothing.. any help?

Matthew_Lucas

9Apr10

Compelling doc about Chinese migrant workers uses intimate family drama as microcosm of greater societal issues.

Samuel Pierre

27Feb10

This is the kind of film that inspires me to make my own documentaries. Lixin Fan just disappears among the millions of Chinese migrants. He and his camera become invisible as I am lucky enough to be siting in my comfy chair, watching this all happen. Lixin Fan, if you're reading this... thanks for showing me how it's done. You inspire me.