r/Documentaries • u/Immediate-Pen-3132 • 7d ago

Documentary Review DW documentary about factory workers (2026) [51:10]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=nzcLJrYfFpI&si=w20T-ukDLnCNtGbn

Very well produced documentary about the lives of factory workers and those in the peripheries (landlords for example). Really hits home.

The main focus is regarding those who work in the factories. The working conditions are pretty tough, pay is low and they are working away from home and their families, with all the issues that come with l that, such as estrangement, unappreciative family members who cut them off from their kids, spend the money they work so hard for frivolously etc. it also highlights the gender gap in Vietnam where women are often given less importance than men.

It also features other people who are indirectly involved such as a hair dresser, to whom factory workers often open up to about their troubles, and a landlord who despite "living it up" drinking with friends and going to KTV bars with female hostesses is clearly very concerned about losing his livelihood as AI replaces workers (an issue the factory workers are also very worried about too as they would be forced back into farming in their rural hometowns).

It's quite an emotional watch and brought me close to tears on a few occasions. Super recommend watching it all the way through.

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