American Factory (2019)

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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.

• Released: 2019-08-21
• Genres: Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 50m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 536 votes

Directed by Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar.

Top 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
• Wong He as Self - Furance Engineer
• Jill Lamantia as Self - Forklift Operator
• Jeff Daochuan Liu as Self - President, Fuyao Glass America
• Shawnea Rosser as Self - Glass Inspector

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Where to watch American Factory

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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