Railroad of Hope is a 2002 Chinese documentary film directed by Ning Ying. The film was produced by Eurasia Communications and Beijing Happy Village.

Railroad of Hope
Traditional Chinese希望之路
Simplified Chinese希望之路
Hanyu PinyinXīwàng zhī Lù
Directed byNing Ying
Written byNing Ying
Produced byNing Ying
CinematographyNing Ying
Guo Guang
Edited byNing Ying
Release date
  • September 12, 2002 (2002-09-12) (Toronto)
Running time
56 minutes
LanguageMandarin

Background

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Railroad 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.

Reception

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The film won the Grand Prix du Cinemá du Réel in 2002 in Paris.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Zhang Zhen (Spring 2004). "Woman with a Movie Camera: Ning Ying's cinematic visions document a rapidly changing China" (PDF). Nieman Reports. Retrieved 2008-05-09. [dead link]
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