American Factory
Sheffield Doc/Fest Release Date:
Saturday 8th June 2019
Age rating / classification to be confirmed
1 hour 55 minutes approx.
Released
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Directed By:
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Produced By:
Steven Bognar, Mijie LI, Julie Parker Benello, Jeff Reichert, Julia Reichert and Yiqian Zhang
Synopsis
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.