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Last Train Home - Trailer

Preview: Season 24 Episode 13 | 2m 34s

Every spring, China's cities are plunged into chaos as 130 million migrant workers journey to their home villages for the New Year in the world's largest human migration. "Last Train Home" takes viewers on a heart-stopping journey with the Zhangs, a couple who left infant children behind for factory jobs 16 years ago, hoping their wages would lift their children to a better life.

Aired: 09/26/11

Rating: NR

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