United Kingdom / Oct 25, 2006 / 15
Morecambe Bay, February 5th 2004, 23 lives, 23 souls
1h 36min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
When a young girl, Ai Qin, pays $25,000 to be smuggled into the UK in order to support her family back in China, she becomes another one of 3 million migrant workers that have become the bedrock of our economy. Forced to live with eleven other Chinese people in a two bedroom house, they work in factories preparing food for British supermarkets. Risking their lives for pennies these unprotected workers end up cockling in Morcombe Bay at night.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Shiang Fa Lin | Ai Qin's Father |
| Qin Rong Lin | Ai Qin's Brother |
| Ping Chen | Snakehead in China |
| Marc Hoeferlin | People Smuggler in Calais |
| David Bryan | People Smuggler in Calais |
| Jiannan Tian | Smuggled Chinese Immigrant |
| Li Xiang | Smuggled Chinese Immigrant |
| Shu Ping Wang | Snakehead in UK |
| Li Qing Yang | Snakehead in UK |
| Man Qin Wei | Chio |
| Raquel Marques | Employment Agency Assistant |
| Graca Costa | Employment Agency Assistant |
| Lorraine Day | Angry Woman in Agency |
| Paul Wadsworth | Angry Neighbour |
| Kay Briar Fox | Angry Neighbour's Wife |
| Ruby Wood | Girl in Duck Factory |
| Paul Ovenden | Employment Agency Manager |
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| Shaun Gallagher | Robert |
| Lana Westfold | Farm Minibus Driver |
| Roger Gray | Police Officer |
| Graham Harris | Police Officer |
| Paul Plausin | Police Officer |
| Rhys Bond | Police Officer |
| Paul Andrew Richardson | British Cockle-Picker |
| Terry Sergeant | British Cockle-Picker |
| Vikki McDonald | British Cockle-Picker |
| Colin Brown | British Cockle-Picker |
| Andrew Dodd | British Cockle-Picker |
| Dafydd Hughes | British Cockle-Picker |
| Stewart Jones | British Cockle-Picker |
| Darren Kasselves | British Cockle-Picker |
| Mark Thomas | British Cockle-Picker |
| Michael Whitehead | British Cockle-Picker |
| Sean Lin | Ai Qin's Son |
| Devi Zhu | Bai |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ghosts |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | 普通话, English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Head Gear Films, Film4 Productions, Channel 4 Television, Lafayette Film |
| Release date | 25 ottobre 2006 |
| Executive producer | Phil Hunt, Charles Finch |
| Production | Compton Ross, Jez Lewis, Nick Broomfield |
| Writer | Nick Broomfield, Hsiao-Hung Pai, Jez Lewis |
| Casting | Shaheen Baig |
| Editing | Peter Christelis |
| Cinematography | Mark Wolf |
| Assistant directors | Nick Broomfield |
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| Camera operators | Mark Wolf |
| Additional photography | Mark Wolf |
| Production design | David Bryan |
| Art direction | David Bryan |
| Set decoration | David Bryan |
| Music | Molly Nyman, Harry Escott, Adam DeCoster, Rick Owens, Greg Mauer |
| Sound | Adam DeCoster, Rick Owens, Greg Mauer, Molly Nyman, Harry Escott |
| Costume design | Carol Tucker |
| Makeup | Carol Tucker |
| Hairstyling | Carol Tucker |
Release dates
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