Ghosts (2006)
with director Nick Broomfield
Director Nick Broomfield has stepped out of his documentarian role to create a grippingly compelling film. Ai Qin, a young Chinese woman, borrows $25,000 to be smuggled into the UK illegally so she can support her son and family. Once in the UK she becomes one of 3 million migrant workers. She finds work cockling off the Lancashire coast, until tragedy strikes. Ai Qin and the other principal characters are played by Chinese former illegal immigrants who have drawn on their life experiences to give passionate and authentic performances.
