Last Train Home


1h 27m 2010

Brief Synopsis

Getting a train ticket in China proves a towering ordeal as a migrant worker family embarks on a journey, along with 200 million other peasants, to reunite with their distant family.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Eyesteelfilm
Distribution Company
Zeitgeist Films; Zeitgeist Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

Synopsis

Getting a train ticket in China proves a towering ordeal as a migrant worker family embarks on a journey, along with 200 million other peasants, to reunite with their distant family.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Eyesteelfilm
Distribution Company
Zeitgeist Films; Zeitgeist Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Golden Gate Award for Investigative Documentary Feature at the 2010 San Francisco International Film Festival.

Limited Release in United States September 3, 2010

Limited Release in United States Fall October 23, 2010

Released in United States 2010

Released in United States January 2010

Released in United States February 2010

Released in United States March 2010

Released in United States June 2010

Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center (Official Slate) March 24-April 4, 2010.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Feature Documentary Competition) April 22-May 6, 2010.

Limited Release in United States September 3, 2010 (LA, NYC)

Limited Release in United States Fall October 23, 2010 (Los Angeles)

Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Documentary Features) February 4-14, 2010.

Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Festival Favorites) March 12-20, 2010.

Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Silver Spectrum) June 21-27, 2010.

Feature directorial debut for Lixin Fan.

Released in United States 2010 (Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center (Official Slate) March 24-April 4, 2010.)

Released in United States 2010 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Feature Documentary Competition) April 22-May 6, 2010.)

Released in United States January 2010 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Documentary Competition) January 21-31, 2010.)

Released in United States February 2010 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Documentary Features) February 4-14, 2010.)

Released in United States March 2010 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Festival Favorites) March 12-20, 2010.)

Released in United States June 2010 (Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Silver Spectrum) June 21-27, 2010. )