Poor Folk
Genres
Overview
Arranged by a smuggling syndicate, A-Hong and his young teen sister along with a group of Burmese youngsters sneak across the Myanmar/Thailand border and arrive in a remote town called Dagudi in Northern Thailand. A-Hong's sister is taken away by the gangs as her mother has sold her to them. A-Hong goes to Bangkok and works under a tour guide, a wildcatter from Myanmar who has lived in Thailand illegally for years.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
105 min
Release Date
2012-10-14
Status
Released
Original Language
Chinese
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
5
Wu Ke-Xi
Sanmei
Wang Shin-Hong
A-hong
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