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American Factory (2019)

PG-1308/21/2019Documentary1h 50m
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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

  1. Junming 'Jimmy' Wang

    Self - Vice President, Fuyao

  2. Cast 1

    Sherrod Brown

    Self - U.S. Senator, Ohio

  3. Dave Burrows

    Self - Vice President, Fuyao Glass America

  4. John Gauthier

    Self - President, Fuyao Glass America

  5. Rob Haerr

    Self - Furnace Supervisor

  6. Cynthia Harper

    Self - Lamination Specialist

  7. Wong He

    Self - Furance Engineer

  8. Jill Lamantia

    Self - Forklift Operator

  9. Jeff Daochuan Liu

    Self - President, Fuyao Glass America

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 a...

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