Poor Folk
2012, Chinese. Directed by Midi Z.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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Poor Folk is streaming on Film Movement Plus in India.
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- Released
- 14 October 2012
- Original title
- 窮人。榴槤。麻藥。偷渡客
- Country
- Myanmar, Taiwan
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Poor Folk runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Poor Folk is streaming on Film Movement Plus in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Poor Folk?
Poor Folk (2012) was directed by Midi Z and stars Wu Ke-xi, Wang Shin-hong.