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For a very good look at life in these cities for workers see Last Train Home, a superb, emotionally-tense documentary following a Chinese family from a farming
by marquis 15y ago
For a very good look at life in these cities for workers see Last Train Home, a superb, emotionally-tense documentary following a Chinese family from a farming community as they move to the city for work in a clothing factory (without making any statement about conditions). I found it a really accessible and poignant film to understand a little better the Chinese drive towards personal independence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Train_Home_(film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Train_Home_(film)
- iamjustlooking 15y agoFor those that have netflix streaming http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Last-Train-Home/70129380 http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Last-Train-Home/70129380
- dmix 15y agoNote the city they move to isn't the one mentioned in the article, its http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou But I still also highly recommend this movie.
- marquis 15y agoGuangzhou is also in southern China and noted as a 'city of new wealth', just a guess on my part if factory life and migration is the same (I have no insight on this whatsoever).
- gbog 15y agoPeter Hessler's "Country Driving" is a great book which second part is on topic.
- PakG1 15y agoAnother great book is "Factory Girls" by Leslie T. Chang.
- westiseast 15y agoyes! this is a good film. It's funny, poignant and tells a really moving story about a family in a fairly common situation in China.
- mrb 15y agoAdded to my netflix list. Thanks.