American Factory
Type:DocumentaryRuntime:1h 50m
Year:2019Language:EnglishRated:14+DOCUMENTARY
Director:Steven BognarJulia Reichert
Actors:Junming 'Jimmy' WangRobert AllenSherrod Brown
Stream at:Netflix
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.