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American Factory (2019)

21/08/2019 (US)Documentary1h 50m
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Cultures collide. Hope survives.

Overview

In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a new factory in the husk of an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand blue-collar Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Junming 'Jimmy' Wang

      Self - Vice President, Fuyao

    2. Sherrod Brown

      Sherrod Brown

      Self - U.S. Senator, Ohio

    3. Dave Burrows

      Self - Vice President, Fuyao Glass America

    4. John Gauthier

      Self - President, Fuyao Glass America

    5. Rob Haerr

      Self - Furnace Supervisor

    6. Cynthia Harper

      Self - Lamination Specialist

    7. Wong He

      Self - Furance Engineer

    8. Jill Lamantia

      Self - Forklift Operator

    9. Jeff Daochuan Liu

      Self - President, Fuyao Glass America

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    A review by rsanek

    8.0
    Written by rsanek on Sep 19, 2020

    You always read about "cultural differences" as being something that must be overcome when dealing with international projects, but that language always felt so abstract to me; if anything, it seemed like more of an excuse as to why things might be delayed rather than a real problem. This doc did a great job of telling the story of what that concept really means in practice. _American Factory_ shows you how much friction is created due to the incongruity in cultural ideas about work ethic, personal freedoms, power, and process. I think that was the highlight of the story for me. For me as a...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • factory worker
    • culture clash
    • ohio
    • chinese
    • american
    • blue collar worker
    • manufacturing plant
    • labor rights