Last Train Home
Episode 13 · 2011-09-27
- Documentary
Episode overview
Every spring, China’s cities are plunged into chaos as 130 million migrant workers journey to their home villages for the New Year in the world’s largest human migration. Last Train Home takes viewers on a heart-stopping journey with the Zhangs, a couple who left infant children behind for factory jobs 16 years ago, hoping their wages would lift their children to a better life. They return to a family growing distant and a daughter longing to leave school for unskilled work. As the Zhangs navigate their new world, Last Train Home paints a rich, human portrait of China’s rush to economic development. An EyeSteelFilm production in association with ITVS International. An Official Selection of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Winner of Best Feature-Length Documentary Award, 2009 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. (90:00)
60 minutes
Season 24 episodes
1. Kings of Pastry2011-06-21
2. My Perestroika2011-06-28
3. Sweetgrass2011-07-05
4. Enemies of the People2011-07-12
5. Biblioburro: The Donkey Library2011-07-19
6. Mugabe and the White African2011-07-26
7. Steam of Life2011-08-02
8. POV Short Cuts2011-08-23
9. Armadillo2011-08-30
10. Better This World2011-09-06
11. If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front2011-09-13
12. The Learning2011-09-20
13. Last Train Home2011-09-27
14. Where Soldiers Come From2011-11-10
15. Racing Dreams2012-02-23
16. American Tongues2012-05-16
17. American Gypsy2012-05-26
