American Factory

This documentary speaks to everyone - those on the factory floor and the CEO ... It shows both sides and lets you make up your own mind.

Could not have been more timely.

American Factory sets out to chart what's supposed to be a test run for the future of the auto industry and an example of positive international relations. It ends up capturing a cross-cultural car wreck in slow motion.

Reichert and Bognar are clearly on the side of the workers, both American and Chinese, yet their film is no Michael Moore polemic. It's an old-school observational documentary in the very best sense of the term.

A mesmerizing jumble of culture and labor politics.

The movie is eye-opening - a windshield on the new world.

The documentary gains depth when it dives into the company's search for profit at the workers expense and takes a critical look at the capitalist system. [Full review in Spanish]

I would say it has some political notion and delivers some interesting divisions between the East and the West. Yet it adds very little to the art of making a documentary and at least trying to make it appealing to the eye. [Full review in Spanish]

It leaves you reeling from the complex, unresolvable cultural dynamics at play in our present and future globalization.

It's a fascinating view of consumerism, the American workforce, culture clashes, and how people can connect with each other despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles.