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By James Verniere (1,180) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 29 Sep 2010

Directed by Lixin Fan, who also served as cinematographer and co-editor, The Last Train Home is a timely and important documentary without…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 29 Sep 2010

A miniature masterpiece of documentary observation…

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By G. Allen Johnson (514) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 22 Sep 2010

Fan has visual panache - Last Train Home has some gorgeously composed shots - but he also has something that can't be taught: The patience…

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By Annlee Ellingson (847) for Moving Pictures Magazine (113) on 20 Sep 2010

The Zhangs' story is only one among millions, and Fan's portrait serves equally as an indictment of a social and industrial system…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 16 Sep 2010

The Chinese economic miracle, however, came at a wrenching human cost, one that is beautifully explored in an exceptional documentary called…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 12 Sep 2010

Fan's camera moves sinuously through these people's lives and gives a human face to a national panorama…

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By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 07 Sep 2010

This is essential viewing for understanding our world…

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By Steve Ramos (98) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 03 Sep 2010

Fan finds the delicate balance between broad socio-political themes and a single family torn between centuries-old traditions and the desire…

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By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 02 Sep 2010

Sobering documentary examines the plight of migrant workers in China, as seen through the problems of the Zhang family…

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By David Fear (910) for Time Out (7,510) on 31 Aug 2010

The attention to visuals is above and beyond what most vérité is capable of; doing double duty as the film's cinematographer, Fan demonstrates…

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By J. Hoberman (756) for Village Voice (8,525) on 30 Aug 2010

Everything is edged with desperation. However arduous Last Train Home may have been to shoot, it was infinitely more arduous to live…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 17 Aug 2010

A poignant documentary that puts a human face on the plight of 130 million migrant workers in China who are pawns in the global marketplace…

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By Leslie Felperin (768) for Variety (12,700) on 06 Jul 2010

The picture laudably adopts an intimate, personal approach to a subject -- hardworking Chinese garment workers -- that's been covered in more…

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By Andrew Schenker (354) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 12 Mar 2010

Lixin's approach in the film has been to withhold direct commentary, either in the form of narration or on-screen interviews with her subjects…

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By James Adams (62) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 26 Feb 2010

It's an intense and tense time, unsurprisingly, and superbly realized by Lixin's unflinching yet compassionate eye, the Zhang family his microcosm…

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