When workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota are asked to take a substantial pay cut in a highly profitable year, the local labor union decides to go on strike and fight for a wage they believe is fair. But as the work stoppage drags on and the strikers face losing everything, friends become enemies, families are divided and the very future of this typical mid American town is threatened.
Title | American Dream |
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Year | 1990 |
Genre | Documentary |
Country | United Kingdom, United States of America |
Studio | Cabin Creek Films, Catholic Communication Campaign, Channel 4 Television |
Cast | |
Crew | Barbara Kopple (Director), Mark Stuart Lane (Production Design), Barbara Kopple (Sound Recordist), Cathy Caplan (Co-Director), Thomas Haneke (Co-Director), Lawrence Silk (Co-Director) |
Keyword | strike, iowa, labor, labor strike, labor union, woman director |
Release | Oct 06, 1990 |
Runtime | 98 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.10 / 10 by 9 users |
Popularity | 2 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 269,823 |
Language | English |