Movie: Fake Fruit Factory

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    Intimate documentary about young women who make papier mache fruit and vegetables in a small factory in Mexico. They have a gringo boss, but the factory is owned by his Mexican wife. The focus of the film is on the color, music and movement involved, and the gossip which goes on constantly, revealing what the young women think about men.

  • Release Date

    1986-12-31

  • Average

    5.5

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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    Español
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