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American Factory(2019)
Status: Released
Date: 2019-08-21
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455 Votes
Time: 1h 50m
Cultures collide. Hope survives.
Overview:
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.
Languages: Mandarin, English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: American Factory
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sherrod Brown
Self - U.S. Senator, Ohio
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