American Factory poster

American Factory( 2019)

TV-MADocumentary
72%
User
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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

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      Junming 'Jimmy' Wang

      Self - Vice President, Fuyao

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      Sherrod Brown

      Self - U.S. Senator, Ohio

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      Dave Burrows

      Self - Vice President, Fuyao Glass America

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      John Gauthier

      Self - President, Fuyao Glass America

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      Rob Haerr

      Self - Furnace Supervisor

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      Cynthia Harper

      Self - Lamination Specialist

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      Wong He

      Self - Furance Engineer

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      Jill Lamantia

      Self - Forklift Operator

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      Jeff Daochuan Liu

      Self - President, Fuyao Glass America

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      Shawnea Rosser

      Self - Glass Inspector

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      Rebecca Ruan-O'Shaughnessy

      Self - Fuyao Attorney

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    A review by rsanek

    8
    Written by rsanek on Sat 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 an...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

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