Machines

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Machines

2017

1h 11m

Documentary

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A portrait of daily life of the workers in an Indian textile factory, revealing its beauty as well as its shameful working conditions.

Bruce DeMara

Toronto Star

02/08/2018

3.5/4

This is not an easy film to watch but it is an important one.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

09/21/2017

The dissonance of colorful fabrics and clanking, hellish physical toil makes for a powerful portrait of dehumanized labor conditions in a globalized economy.

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David Ehrlich

IndieWire

08/11/2017

B

A bracingly physical documentary about the true cost of cheap labor.

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Diana Tuova

Spotlight on Film

07/12/2024

4/5

An intimate look at the working conditions of one textile factory in India.

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Dustin Chang

ScreenAnarchy

07/17/2020

The film doesn't only depict the everyday working conditions of the hundreds of manual laborers, but also captures it in a startlingly clear, beautiful imagery.

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Alison Rowat

The Herald (Scotland)

08/22/2018

3/5

[Director Rahul] Jain has an eye for finding the glorious image amid the grind, sweat and steam, but this is balanced with interviews with workers and management about the reality of work there.

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Synopsis

A portrait of daily life of the workers in an Indian textile factory, revealing its beauty as well as its shameful working conditions.

Director: Rahul Jain
Producer: Rahul Jain, Thanassis Karathanos, Iikka Vehkalahti
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: Pallas Film, IV Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 9, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 8, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.7K
Runtime: 1h 11m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos