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American Factory

Cultures collide. Hope survives.

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.

20191h 50mNRDocumentary

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About American Factory

Directors
Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert
Cast
Junming 'Jimmy' Wang, Sherrod Brown, Dave Burrows, John Gauthier, Rob Haerr, Cynthia Harper
Genres
Documentary
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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