Worth seeing, not just for its message, but also for the intriguing way it uses documentary tools to tell a true story.
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11/24/08
Ghosts (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 16
Fresh: 16
Rotten:0
Average Rating: 7.8/10
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release: Nov 21, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: This film is based on a true story. It is disturbing portrayal of a secret world that is all around us. Ai Qin, a young Chinese girl from Fujian, China, borrows $25,000 to pay Snakeheads to smuggle her into the UK illegally so she can... [More]
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10/18/08
Veteran documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield makes an impressive leap to features with Ghosts.
01/27/07
An extremely sincere depiction of the immigrant experience. Its core story isn't particularly better or worse than those of most other films about the immigrant experience, but it captures certain moments with gripping clarity.
01/25/07
A strikingly well-made film, highlighting a serious issue in a powerfully resonant way.
01/24/07
Powerful, superbly directed and frequently harrowing docu-drama with a strong performance by Ai Qin Lin.
01/13/07
Broomfield has great visual style, exposing-Britain's ugliness and beauty at every turn.
01/12/07
It’s an astute move to step back behind the camera. This is a story powerful enough to need little help in getting its point across.
01/12/07
Top Critic From the stunning horizon-spanning opening to the nerve-shredding climax, controversial documentary-maker Nick Broomfield moves seamlessly into feature films.
01/12/07
Broomfield, inspired by Ken Loach and perhaps too by Michael Winterbottom in his exposure of the migrants' plight, has made a film surprising in its intensity and compassion.
01/12/07
Bookended by the terrible tragedy that befell Ai Qin and her friends, this is raw, heartfelt stuff – and enough to make you choke on your salad.
01/12/07
A valuably tactless, steady, clear-eyed look at the tragedy and cruelty of the new globalised serfdom.
01/12/07
Top Critic If you didn't know filmmaker Nick Broomfield was behind Ghosts you'd be forgiven for thinking it was a Michael Winterbottom film.
01/12/07
Like Michael Winterbottom's In This World, the digitally-shot Ghosts blurs the distinctions between documentary and fiction.
01/12/07
It has its weak points as drama – some stilted acting, especially – but when the topic itself is so in need of exposure, much can be forgiven in favour of the film’s social and political importance. And important it certainly is.
01/12/07
Reveals the appalling conditions of virtual slavery endured by illegal immigrant workers in today’s Britain.
01/12/07
Top Critic Micro-budget, big issues and one of the year's first mini-surprises: Broomfield's turned a pressing, grave topic into a gripping piece of cinema.
01/12/07
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