American Factory

“Cultures collide. Hope survives.”

7.2(506)20191h 50m

Documentary

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

Julia Reichert

Cast

Junming 'Jimmy' Wang

Self - Vice President, Fuyao

Sherrod Brown

Self - U.S. Senator, Ohio

Dave Burrows

Self - Vice President, Fuyao Glass America

John Gauthier

Self - President, Fuyao Glass America

Rob Haerr

Self - Furnace Supervisor

Cynthia Harper

Self - Lamination Specialist

Wong He

Self - Furance Engineer

Jill Lamantia

Self - Forklift Operator

Jeff Daochuan Liu

Self - President, Fuyao Glass America

Shawnea Rosser

Self - Glass Inspector

Rebecca Ruan-O'Shaughnessy

Self - Fuyao Attorney

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Reviews

1 review

rsanek

5y ago

8.0

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_ sho...