Le Chemin de fer de l'espoir

Directed by Ning Ying, who is best known for her trilogy of features about three generations of Beijing residents in post-Mao Chinese society, RAILROAD OF HOPE received the Grand Prix du Cinema du Reel in Paris earlier this year. The film provides what may be a first-ever opportunity to hear Chinese peasants from poor interior regions speaking openly and sincerely about their lives, as they travel more than 3,000 kilometers by train towards China's far-west Xinjiang Autonomous Region, where endless cotton fields are waiting for the harvest. (texte officiel du distributeur)