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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	希望之路
Simplified	希望之路
Mandarin	Xīwàng zhī Lù
Directed by	Ning Ying
Written by	Ning Ying
Produced by	Ning Ying
Cinematography	Ning Ying Guo Guang
Edited by	Ning Ying
Release date	September 12, 2002 (2002-09-12) (Toronto)
Running time	56 minutes
Language	Mandarin

Background

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

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

References

External links

• Railroad of Hope at IMDb
• Railroad of Hope at the Chinese Movie Database

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