Railroad of Hope
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Railroad of Hope consists of interviews and footage collected over three days by Ning Ying of migrant agricultural workers traveling from Sichuan in China's interior, to the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China's northwest frontier.[1] Through informal interviews aboard the cramped rail cars, Ning Ying explores the hopes and dreams of the workers, many of whom have never left their homes before.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2002-12-09
Runtime: 56 mins
Director: Ning Ying
Spoken language: 普通话
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Railroad of Hope
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