American Factory (2019)

Name: American Factory
Director: Julia Reichert
Released: 2019-08-21
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Junming 'Jimmy' Wang, Sherrod Brown, Dave Burrows, John Gauthier, Rob Haerr

Documentary

110 min

"Cultures collide. Hope survives."

Plot Summary

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.