This is a film about migrant factory workers in China’s cities. Each year, at the time of the Chinese New Year, these workers leave the cities to go home to their families in the rural villages. It is the largest human migration in the world. “The Last Train Home” follows the Zhang family, who abandoned their children 16 years ago to work in the city. They hoped that with their wages they would be able to give their children a better life. However, their absence takes a toll on their daughter Qin. She rebels, drops out of school, and faces a future as a migrant worker as well. This film helps us learn much about the way of life in China, a country that is discarding its traditional values as it pushes towards global economic dominance.
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