China Synopsis
归途列车
A family embarks on an annual tormenting journey along with 200 other million peasant workers to reunite with their distant family, and to revive their love and dignity as China soars as the world's next super power.
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The 2008–2010 China Window
Last Train Home holds position #12 of 69 China films in the 2008–2010 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s China Landscape
2009 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 24 titles released, including Last Train Home. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (142 total).
Documentary + Drama in China
5 China titles in our catalog blend the Documentary and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Last Train Home itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 23 other China films in 2009.
The 201st China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
53 audience reviews — more than 65% of China films in our index.
Review volume (65th percentile) outruns trending popularity (23th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #218 of 946 China films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Documentary productions specifically: #24 of 52 (top 46%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United Kingdom, Canada, China |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Téléfilm Canada, EyeSteelFilm |
| Runtime | 1h 25m |
| Release Date | June 6, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1512201 |