North China Factory
MovieTitle | North China Factory |
User score | 6 |
Release date | Jan 1, 1980 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Tony Ianzelo , Boyce Richardson |
Production country | Canada, China |
Production companies | ONF | NFB |
Run time | 56 min. |
This documentary from 1980 depicts a factory community in China where over 6000 workers process, spin and weave raw cotton into 90 million yards of high-quality cloth per year. Also seen are the workers' residential, social, recreational and educational facilities, all located on factory property. The film presents an engrossing study of a lifestyle that is very different from that of the Western world.