Brief introduction of plots along the railway

When Du Haibin stepped on a drama with a family camera, he found this group of people who lived by selling waste products and stealing things along the Baoji Railway. The youngest is only nine years old. There are many reasons for homelessness: being cheated while working, losing your ID card, and divorcing your parents. These people who are isolated from mainstream society and mainstream media tell their stories in front of the camera, which is very attractive. Du Haibin said: "You can see such people on the streets of any city. There was an impulse to go up and talk to them, but they were warily rejected because of the lack of effective ways. This time, fortunately for me, I easily approached them and started a shooting job that was both unprepared and exciting. " This is a very plain work, and the author's greatest success lies in that he looks at these people at the bottom of society with a straight-forward vision, so that these people who usually have a certain label identity in our eyes have colorful personalities and radiate the brilliance of human nature.

200 1 Documentary "Along the Railway" won the best documentary in the first independent film exhibition in China and the special prize in Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.

In the Spring Festival of 2000, a group of homeless people gathered on the garbage platform near the railway station in Baoji City, Shaanxi Province. They come from all over the country and are of similar age. They wander aimlessly in the city during the day and live by the railway at night. Usually they pick up some rubbish and bottles left by passengers and eat them instead. Among them, Zhou Fu lost his money and ID card on his way home from his working city. The other two Bruce Lee and Huo Hongchang (Fokko) both ran away from home; Xiao Yunnan was dumped by her boss after working for three years; Fengxiang ran out because of the conflict between marriage and family. After half a year, most of them were gone. It is rumored that Zhou Fu was seen dancing naked in the street, and no one knew how he became crazy. Bruce Lee was adopted by a policeman. He may be lucky because he started making money by opening a roast mutton shop. Little Yunnan became the king of children. Fokko was sent home, but he ran back soon. Fengxiang was caught stealing. Life along the railway continues, although it is more like a play in the eyes of most people.