American Factory
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- TMDB rating for American Factory (opens in a new tab)7.2 / 10(531 votes)
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- Director: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert
- Cast: Junming 'Jimmy' Wang, Sherrod Brown, Dave Burrows, John Gauthier, Rob Haerr, Cynthia Harper
- Released: Aug 21, 2019
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.
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Awards
- Best Documentary Feature FilmAcademy Awards · Oscar
- Sundance U.S. Directing Award: DocumentarySundance Institute