American Factory

In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America. Character Sherrod Brown is featured as U.S. Senator from Ohio. The film explores the cultural differences between American and Chinese work ethics, power dynamics, and personal freedoms, revealing friction due to these incongruities.