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American Factory (2019)

"Cultures collide. Hope survives."

7.2/10 1h 50m Aug 21, 2019
Documentary

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title American Factory
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.1

Cast

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Junming 'Jimmy' Wang
Self - Vice President, Fuyao
Popularity: 0.0
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
Self - U.S. Senator, Ohio
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Dave Burrows" class="cast-photo">
Dave Burrows
Self - Vice President, Fuyao Glass America
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="John Gauthier" class="cast-photo">
John Gauthier
Self - President, Fuyao Glass America
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Rob Haerr" class="cast-photo">
Rob Haerr
Self - Furnace Supervisor
Popularity: 0.2
No Photo" alt="Cynthia Harper" class="cast-photo">
Cynthia Harper
Self - Lamination Specialist
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Wong He" class="cast-photo">
Wong He
Self - Furance Engineer
Popularity: 0.3
No Photo" alt="Jill Lamantia" class="cast-photo">
Jill Lamantia
Self - Forklift Operator
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Jeff Daochuan Liu" class="cast-photo">
Jeff Daochuan Liu
Self - President, Fuyao Glass America
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Shawnea Rosser" class="cast-photo">
Shawnea Rosser
Self - Glass Inspector
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Rebecca Ruan-O'Shaughnessy" class="cast-photo">
Rebecca Ruan-O'Shaughnessy
Self - Fuyao Attorney
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Producer Julie Parker Benello, Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert
Director Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar
Editor Lindsay Utz
Executive Producer Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann

Production

Higher Ground
US
Participant
US
Field of Vision
US

Videos & Trailers

American Factory | Official Trailer | Netflix
American Factory | Official Trailer | Netflix
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Keywords

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

Reviews from TMDB

rsanek 8/10
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 ... Read more

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Details
Release Date August 21, 2019
Runtime 1h 50m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.1
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