IMDb plot summary: In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.
Directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert.
American Factory is a documentary about a Chinese company's attempt to open a manufacturing plant in America. This is a depressing watch. I find it fascinating as a documentary how much of the back behind the scenes footage they were able to get an error that really show how fundamentally our system makes it impossible for labor workers to succeed in this country, and how the work ethic of another country overlaps and highlights these problems in both areas. It doesn't necessarily bring to light anything that I wasn't somewhat aware of, but it does a good job of highlighting in one particular instance the kinds of personal impact that can happen when we treat people as drones rather than human beings and push toward productivity above all else. I can't imagine wanting to rewatch it at any point, it's too upsetting to realize how then this is in our country, but I think it was overall pretty well done.
How it entered my Flickchart:
🎥 American Factory (2019)
📊 Ranked #2714/4237 on my Flickchart
🎯 Flickscore™: 41
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