American Factory
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | American Factory |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English , Mandarin |
| Publishing year | 2019 |
| length | 110 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Steven Bognar Julia Reichert |
| production | Steven Bognar Julia Reichert Jeff Reichert Julie Parker Benello |
| music | Chad Cannon |
| camera | Steven Bognar Aubrey Keith Jeff Reichert Julia Reichert Erick Stoll |
| cut | Lindsay Utz |
American Factory is an American documentary film , by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert , about the business development of the Chinese auto glass manufacturer Fuyao in Moraine , a suburb of Dayton , Ohio .
The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2019. It has aired on Netflix since August of that year and is promoted by Higher Ground Productions , a film production company founded by Barack Obama and Michelle Obama .
action
The film is about the takeover and rebuilding of Fuyao Glass America Inc. by the Chinese company Fuyao Glass Group Industries . The process is shown from the reopening of the plant with political celebrities, through quality and productivity problems to a decision-making process on the introduction of a works council and personnel changes.
reception
On Rotten Tomatoes , the film received positive reviews with an approval rating of 96%. Eric Kohn of IndieWire , a film review editor, wrote, “A fascinating tragic comedy about the incompatibility of American and Chinese industries”.
Others criticize that the film does not necessarily promote mutual understanding between China and America. At the same time, the film is praised as a committed, disturbing and yet entertaining culture clash documentary in the industrial environment.
Awards
- RiverRun International Film Festival 2019: Best Documentary Feature Award
- Academy Awards 2020 : Best Documentary
Web links
- American Factory in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Trailer on Netflix and YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oliver Kaever: Business documentary "American Factory": Why the Obamas are pushing this Netflix production . In: Spiegel Online . August 22, 2019 ( spiegel.de [accessed August 22, 2019]).
- ↑ 'American Factory': When A Chinese Company Takes Over An Ohio Factory. Retrieved on August 22, 2019 .
- ↑ American Factory (2019). Accessed August 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Eric Kohn, Eric Kohn: 'American Factory' Review: A Cross-Cultural Working-Class Doc, Via 'The Office' - Sundance. In: IndieWire. January 26, 2019, accessed on August 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Film Review - American Factory (2019) - Movies. Retrieved July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Film Review - American Factory (2019) - Movies. Retrieved July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ 2019 film awards announced! April 16, 2019, Retrieved August 22, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ American Factory: the making of Oscars documentary winner. February 3, 2020, accessed on February 13, 2020 .