American Factory

American Factory (2019)

— 110 min - Documentary - 21 August 2019

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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.

Director: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert

Stars: Junming 'Jimmy' Wang, Sherrod Brown, Dave Burrows, John Gauthier, Rob Haerr, Cynthia Harper, Wong He, Jill Lamantia, Jeff Daochuan Liu, Shawnea Rosser, Rebecca Ruan-O'Shaughnessy

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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.

Collections: Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar

Genres: Documentary

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Country: United States of America

Language: English

Release Date: 21 August 2019

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Company Credits

Production Companies: Higher Ground Productions, Participant Media

Technical Specs

Runtime: 1 h 50 min

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