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Résumés(1)
In 2014, a Chinese billionaire opened a Fuyao factory in a shuttered General Motors plant in Dayton, Ohio. For thousands of locals, the arrival of this multinational car-glass manufacturer meant regaining their jobs - and dignity - after the recession left them high and dry. American Factory takes us inside the facility to observe what happens when workers from profoundly different cultures collide. At first, the culture clash is humorous. Transplanted Chinese workers attend trainings on dealing with their peculiarly casual and “chatty” American counterparts. But tensions mount. Slack safety standards and meager wages ignite serious doubts among the American rank and file. Low productivity and talk of unionization trigger a cascade of controls from Chinese management. Meanwhile, something ominous - the specter of job loss from automation - looms. With precision and astonishing access, directors Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar capture every key moment in this high-stakes intercultural chess game, revealing how American and Chinese workers view themselves within systems of authority. What results is an epic masterwork about the future of American labor and Chinese economic dominance, all within the confines of a factory in Ohio. (Sundance Film Festival)
(plus)Récompenses
- gagnant
- Nomination
Academy Awards
- 2020 - Jeff Reichert, Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar (Best Documentary Feature)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2020 - Jeff Reichert, Julia Reichert, Julie Parker Benello, Steven Bognar (Best Documentary Feature)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2020 - Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar (Best Documentary Film)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2019 - Best Documentary
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2019 - Best Documentary/Non Fiction Film
Sundance Film Festival
- 2019 - Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar (Directing Award: U.S. Documentary)
- 2019 - Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar (U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary)