American Factory (2019)

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.

Directors:

Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert

Stars:

Junming 'Jimmy' Wang, Robert Allen, Sherrod Brown

Won 1 Oscar. Another 18 wins & 46 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Junming 'Jimmy' Wang	...	Self - Vice President, Fuyao
Robert Allen	...	Self - Furnace Off-Loader (as Bobby)
Sherrod Brown	...	Self - U.S. Senator, Ohio
Dave Burrows	...	Self - Vice President, Fuyao Glass America
Dawnetta Cantrell	...	Self
Lori Cochran	...	Self
Austin Cole	...	Self - Tempering Backlight Production Supervisor
John Crane	...	Self - Fuyao Safety Director
John Gauthier	...	Self - President, Fuyao Glass America
Rob Haerr	...	Self - Furnace Supervisor
Cynthia Harper	...	Self - Lamination Specialist
Wong He	...	Self - Furance Engineer
Timi Jernigan	...	Self - Furnance Technician
Jill Lamantia	...	Self - Forklift Operator
Jeff Daochuan Liu	...	Self - President, Fuyao Glass America

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

working class | blue collar | factory worker | culture clash | 

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Taglines:

Cultures collide. Hope survives.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program.

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Quotes

Himself - Fuyao Safety Director: Everybody at every level will say that we really, really want to be safe. But safety doesn't pay the bills.

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Connections

References Norma Rae (1979)

User Reviews

A MUST WATCH

Fuyao reminded Americans of what *real* capitalism is like.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

21 August 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

American Factory

Filming Locations:

Moraine, Ohio, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Higher Ground Productions, Participant

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1