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2019 documentary film by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert

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American Factory is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Julia Reichert, who also served as producer. The film was distributed by Netflix and produced by Participant and Higher Ground Productions. It depicts the Fuyao factory in Ohio and features Cao Dewang. The original language of the film is English and Mandarin.

The movie has a runtime of 110 minutes. It received an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. Review scores include 96%, 8.4 out of 10, and 86 out of 100. The film was released on video on demand.

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It sits within the topics 2019 American films, 2019 Chinese films and 2019 documentary films.

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Film · TMDB

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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.

Released: 2019-08-21110 minDir: Julia ReichertDocumentary

Cast

  • Junming 'Jimmy' Wang as Self - Vice President, Fuyao
  • Sherrod Brown as Self - U.S. Senator, Ohio
  • Dave Burrows as Self - Vice President, Fuyao Glass America
  • John Gauthier as Self - President, Fuyao Glass America
  • Rob Haerr as Self - Furnace Supervisor
  • Cynthia Harper as Self - Lamination Specialist

Themes

  • factory worker
  • culture clash
  • ohio
  • chinese
  • american
  • blue collar worker
  • manufacturing plant
  • labor rights

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Ratings

IMDb

7.4/10

25,107 votes

Year
2019
Runtime
110 min
Genres
Documentary

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
Mandarin
Depicts
Fuyao
Cast member
Cao Dewang
Production company
Higher Ground Productions
Narrative location
Ohio
Duration
110
FilmAffinity ID
446098
Distribution format
video on demand
Official website
americanfactoryfilm.com
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publication date
2019-08-21
distributed by
Netflix
title
American Factory
social media followers
1922
review score
86/100
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