Railroad of Hope
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| Railroad of Hope | |
| Directed by | Ning Ying |
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| Produced by | Ning Ying |
| Written by | Ning Ying |
| Cinematography | Ning Ying Guo Guang |
| Editing by | Ning Ying |
| Release date(s) | Toronto: September 12, 2002 |
| Running time | 56 min. |
| Language | Mandarin |
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| Chinese name | |
| Simplified Chinese: | 希望之旅 |
| Traditional Chinese: | 希望之旅 |
| Pinyin: | Xī wàng zhī lǜ |
Railroad of Hope is a 2002 Chinese documentary film directed by Ning Ying. The film was produced by Eurasia Communications Ltd. and Beijing Happy Village Ltd.
Railraod 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.
The film won the Grand Prix du Cinemá du Réel in 2002 in Paris.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Zhang Zhen (Spring 2004). Woman with a Movie Camera: Ning Ying’s cinematic visions document a rapidly changing China. Nieman Reports. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
[edit] External links
- Railroad of Hope at the Internet Movie Database
- Railroad of Hope at the Chinese Movie Database
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