Along the Railway (2000)
Overview
This important, patient documentary follows a year in the life of the sidings dwellers who eke out a living, begging, foraging, stealing and sleeping rough near the Baoji railway station in Shaanxi.
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Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | zh |
Popularity | 0.142 |
Directed By
Du Haibin
Crew
Du Haibin
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