#93. Last Train Home (2009)

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Eye Steel Film

– Director: Lixin Fan

– Stacker score: 87.6

– Metascore: 86

– IMDb user rating: 7.7

– Runtime: 85 minutes

“Last Train Home” shines a light on the toll China’s economic boom has taken on families by exploring the lives of factory workers who sacrifice their home lives for their professional ones. The film focuses on Chen and Zhang and their struggles reconnecting with the children they see infrequently due to their work.