American Factory
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| Edited by | Lindsay Utz |
| Music by | Chad Cannon |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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American Factory (美国工厂) is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, about Chinese company Fuyao’s factory in Moraine, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio, that occupies Moraine Assembly, a shuttered General Motors plant. The movie had its festival premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. It is distributed by Netflix [1] and is the first film distributed by former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground Productions.[2]
Reception
After the film’s screening at Sundance, the film garnered positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 96% based on reviews from 55 critics, with an average of 8.51/10. The site's consensus reads: "American Factory takes a thoughtful -- and troubling -- look at the dynamic between workers and employers in the 21st-century globalized economy."[3] On Metacritic it has a weighted average score of 86 out of 100 based on 20 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[4]
David Edelstein of New York Magazine wrote: "It’s a great, expansive, deeply humanist work, angry but empathetic to its core. It gestures toward the end of the working world we know — and to the rise of the machines."[5] Eric Kohn at IndieWire wrote that it's ”A fascinating tragicomedy about the incompatibility of American and Chinese industries.”[6]
Accolades
In April 2019, the film won the Best Documentary Feature Award at the RiverRun International Film Festival.[7]
References
- ^ Felming Jr., Mike (February 1, 2019). "Netflix Acquiring Sundance Documentary 'American Factory'". Deadline Hollywood.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "'American Factory': When A Chinese Company Takes Over An Ohio Factory". NPR. 2019-08-21.
- ^ "American Factory". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "American Factory". Metacritic. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ David Edelstein (August 23, 2019). "The Obamas' Netflix Doc American Factory Gestures Toward the End of the Working World". Vulture.com. New York Magazine.
- ^ Kohn, Eric (January 26, 2019). "American Factory' Review: A Cross-Cultural Working-Class Doc, Via 'The Office' — Sundance". IndieWire.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2019 film awards announced!". RiverRun International Film Festival. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-04-17.