Title:
Last train home / Zeitgeist Films and Eyesteelfilm present a film by Lixin Fan ; produced by Mila Aung-Thwin and Daniel Cross.
Publication Information:
[New York] : Zeitgeist Films, 2011.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009.
DVD; widescreen; stereo.
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.
Language Note:
Mandarin and Sichuan dialect dialogue; English subtitles.
Audience:
Not rated.
Performer:
Changhua Zhan, Qin Zhang, Suqin Chen.
Production Credits:
Editors, Lixin Fan, Mary Stephen ; director of photography, Lixin Fann ; music, Olivier Alary.
OCLC Number:
ocn689131514
Availability:
Burnsville - Burnhaven~1