Ghosts
2006 · 96 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 850 VOTES · DIR. Nick Broomfield
Overview
When a young girl, Ai Qin, pays $25,000 to be smuggled into the UK in order to support her family back in China, she becomes another one of 3 million migrant workers that have become the bedrock of our economy. Forced to live with eleven other Chinese people in a two bedroom house, they work in factories preparing food for British supermarkets. Risking their lives for pennies these unprotected workers end up cockling in Morcombe Bay at night.
Dialogue Timeline — 422 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:00 The weather's terrible.
00:05:38 But I don't want that.
00:07:05 -What is it? -What's this?
00:09:26 Give a kiss to Mummy.
00:16:39 so they'll let me go.
00:19:12 Lots of money.
00:21:04 Hurry up. Get up.
00:24:04 -Work permit? -£2 50.
00:25:52 It's cheap.
00:38:02 Do you know what you are?
00:41:24 Maybe he won't want me when I get back.
00:44:33 It won't be the same amount next week.
00:48:30 Disgusting bitch.
00:51:13 We just got our salary. We should splurge.
00:52:33 The boss did the best.
00:55:33 Men are heartless sons of bitches. They're cheap.
00:57:30 I regret it so much.
01:01:16 You could pay your debt quickly.
01:06:59 Let me have a look.
01:10:44 You are a fucking country peasant, more so than the others.
01:13:12 We should wash the dishes.
01:17:10 Like this.
01:23:25 They all hang out at bars at night.
01:27:03 Is the water high over there?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed422
Dialogue density4.4 lines / min
First line00:01:00
Final line01:27:03
Production Record
DirectorNick Broomfield
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes850