Ghosts
Morecambe Bay, February 5th 2004, 23 lives, 23 souls
2006 | 96m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Nick Broomfield |
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| Writer: | Nick Broomfield, Hsiao-Hung Pai, Jez Lewis |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 25, 2006 |
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| Director: | Nick Broomfield |
| Writer: | Nick Broomfield, Hsiao-Hung Pai, Jez Lewis |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Head Gear Films, Channel 4 Television, Film4 Productions, Lafayette Film |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ai Qin Lin | Ai Qin |
| Zhan Yu | Mr. Lin |
| Tao Li | Chinese Cockle-Picker |
| Zhe Wei | Xiao Li |
| Yong Aing Zhai | Zhai |
| An Sheng Lin | Baby Bebe |
| Kan Jin Chen | Ai Qin's Mother |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Nick Broomfield | Director, Writer |
| Hsiao-Hung Pai | Writer |
| Harry Escott | Original Music Composer |
| Jez Lewis | Writer |
| Mark Wolf | Director of Photography |
| David Bryan | Art Direction |
| Molly Nyman | Original Music Composer |
| Peter Christelis | Editor |
| Shaheen Baig | Casting |
| Carol Tucker | Makeup Artist |
| Rick Owens | Sound |
| Greg Mauer | Foley Artist |
| Adam DeCoster | Foley Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Nick Broomfield | Producer |
| Charles Finch | Executive Producer |
| Phil Hunt | Executive Producer |
| Compton Ross | Producer |
| Jez Lewis | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
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