
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.

as Ai Qin

as Mr. Lin

as Chinese Cockle-Picker

as Xiao Li

as Zhai

as Baby Bebe

as Ai Qin's Mother

as Ai Qin's Father

as Ai Qin's Brother

as Snakehead in China

as People Smuggler in Calais

as People Smuggler in Calais

as Smuggled Chinese Immigrant

as Smuggled Chinese Immigrant

as Snakehead in UK

as Snakehead in UK

as Chio

as Employment Agency Assistant

as Employment Agency Assistant

as Angry Woman in Agency

as Angry Neighbour

as Angry Neighbour's Wife

as Girl in Duck Factory

as Employment Agency Manager

as Robert

as Farm Minibus Driver

as Police Officer

as Police Officer

as Police Officer

as Police Officer

as British Cockle-Picker

as British Cockle-Picker

as British Cockle-Picker

as British Cockle-Picker

as British Cockle-Picker

as British Cockle-Picker

as British Cockle-Picker

as British Cockle-Picker

as British Cockle-Picker

as British Cockle-Picker

as Ai Qin's Son

as Bai