Last Train Home
Season 24 Episode 13 | 1h 22m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
2012 Emmy winner for Best Documentary - One family amidst the largest human migration
Every spring, China's cities are plunged into chaos as 130 million migrant workers journey to their home villages for the New Year in the world's largest human migration. 'Last Train Home' takes viewers on a heart-stopping journey with the Zhangs, a couple who left infant children behind for factory jobs 16 years ago, hoping their wages would lift their children to a better life.
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Last Train Home
Season 24 Episode 13 | 1h 22m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Every spring, China's cities are plunged into chaos as 130 million migrant workers journey to their home villages for the New Year in the world's largest human migration. 'Last Train Home' takes viewers on a heart-stopping journey with the Zhangs, a couple who left infant children behind for factory jobs 16 years ago, hoping their wages would lift their children to a better life.
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Preview: S24 Ep13 | 30s | Premieres Monday, August 5, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings. (30s)
Preview: S24 Ep13 | 2m 34s | 130 million migrant workers journey to their home villages every Chinese New Year (2m 34s)
Clip: S24 Ep13 | 2m 50s | The Zhangs and other workers complain to the police at the train station. (2m 50s)
How Can There Be Any Feelings?
Clip: S24 Ep13 | 47s | A teenager expresses her frustrations with her parents. (47s)
Huilong Village on Chinese New Year
Clip: S24 Ep13 | 2m 10s | A small village in China celebrates the New Year. (2m 10s)
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Clip: S24 Ep13 | 5m 58s | Chinese migrant workers express their frustrations with factory life. (5m 58s)
Last Train Home - Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S24 Ep13 | 20m 5s | Documentary filmmaker Lixin Fan talks about his film, 'Last Train Home.' (20m 5s)
A Mother Leaves Her Child for Work in the City
Clip: S24 Ep13 | 1m 28s | A Chinese mother remembers leaving her child in order to provide a better life for her. (1m 28s)
Clip: S24 Ep13 | 56s | A man becomes frustrated on his trip home through China. (56s)
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Clip: S24 Ep13 | 7m 57s | Millions of migrant workers make their way home. (7m 57s)
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