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American Factory

2019 110 min English PG-13

“Cultures collide. Hope survives.”

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.

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Steven Bognar Director · Julia Reichert Director

United States release August 21, 2019 · Produced in United States · Languages Chinese, English

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Higher Ground

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English

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Chinese · English

Release dates

United States · January 25, 2019

Premiere · Sundance Film Festival

United States · August 21, 2019

Limited theatrical

United States · August 21, 2019

Digital · Netflix

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March 1, 2019 · Premiere · True/False Film Festival

March 30, 2019 · Premiere · Cleveland International Film Festival

April 4, 2019 · Premiere · Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

April 5, 2019 · Premiere · Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival

April 11, 2019 · Premiere · Sarasota Film Festival

April 12, 2019 · Premiere · RiverRun International Film Festival

April 13, 2019 · Premiere · Ashland Independent Film Festival

April 14, 2019 · Premiere · Kansas City FilmFest / San Francisco International Film Festival

April 26, 2019 · Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival

May 9, 2019 · Premiere · Montclair Film Festival

May 10, 2019 · Premiere · Maryland Film Festival

May 20, 2019 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival

June 2, 2019 · Premiere · Berkshire International Film Festival

June 9, 2019 · Premiere · Lighthouse International Film Festival

June 19, 2019 · Premiere · AFI Docs Festival / Nantucket Film Festival

July 15, 2019 · Premiere · Maine International Film Festival

July 31, 2019 · Premiere · Traverse City Film Festival

November 16, 2019 · Premiere · AFI Fest

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