North China Factory

North China Factory (1980)

January 1st, 19800h 56min

Documentary
60%

Overview

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.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory


Released on: 1895-03-22
History, Documentary

Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on ...

Megacities

Megacities


Released on: 1998-08-12
Documentary

Megacities is a documentary about the slums of five different metropolitan cities.

Waiting for the Sun

Waiting for the Sun


Released on: 2017-03-19
Documentary

In China more people are on death row than the rest of the world combined. The children of the convi...

Ascension

Ascension


Released on: 2021-10-08
Documentary

The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the “Chinese Dream.” Driven by mesmerizi...

Draussen bleiben

Draussen bleiben


Released on: 2007-10-24
Documentary

Souvenirs d'un singe doré

Souvenirs d'un singe doré


Released on: 2023-12-26
Documentary, TV Movie

Treasures of the Terracotta Army

Treasures of the Terracotta Army


Released on: 2017-07-19
Documentary

Fruit Farm

Fruit Farm


Released on: 2025-02-20
Documentary, History

Nana Xu travels to the place built by her father as a prisoner during the Cultural Revolution: first...

Making of: Airbus A350

Making of: Airbus A350


Released on: 2019-11-30
Documentary

Megastructures: Airbus Beluga XL

Megastructures: Airbus Beluga XL


Released on: 2019-12-30
Documentary

Kampf um Tibet

Kampf um Tibet


Released on: 2013-09-24
Documentary

Tibet - Les nourritures terrestres

Tibet - Les nourritures terrestres


Released on: 2011-10-04
Documentary

Railroad of Hope

Railroad of Hope


Released on: 2002-12-09
Documentary

Railroad of Hope consists of interviews and footage collected over three days by Ning Ying of migran...

Forbidden City: The Great Within

Forbidden City: The Great Within


Released on: 1995-10-02
Documentary

Amidst the grand walls of the Forbidden City, the film takes us on a deep journey through the ceremo...

Earth: Muted

Earth: Muted


Released on: 2021-09-20
Documentary, Drama, TV Movie

Three farming families in Hanyuan, China, strive to give their children a good life in the midst of ...

Manufactured Landscapes

Manufactured Landscapes


Released on: 2006-09-09
Documentary

MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES is the striking new documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edw...

I Am a Truck

I Am a Truck


Released on: 1953-01-01
Documentary

Worldy renowned for his masterpiece The Housemaid (1960), Kim Ki-young debuts with his first short f...

Mrs. Fang

Mrs. Fang


Released on: 2018-06-13
Documentary

In a quiet village in southern China, Fang Xiuying is sixty-seven years old. Having suffered from Al...

10 Questions for the Dalai Lama

10 Questions for the Dalai Lama


Released on: 2006-05-01
Documentary

How do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence? Why do the poor often se...

A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth

A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth


Released on: 1988-03-18
Documentary

Director Philip Haas and artist David Hockney invite you to join them on a magical journey through C...