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A Decent Factory

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As industrial production continues moving to countries with cheaper labor, some firms doing the "outsourcing" are trying to make sure their plants abroad are complying with safety regulations and that workers are treated fairly. One such corporation is Nokia, which in this documentary sends ethics experts to a site in China to investigate workers' conditions. What follows is as much an expose of a Chinese factory as a fascinating juxtaposition of Eastern and Western business practices.

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Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News 07/01/2005
2/4
Though it lacks a focus or greater artistic vision, Thomas Balms' no-frills documentary offers Westerners a valuable glimpse into the sweatshops of the new China. Go to Full Review Manohla Dargis New York Times 06/29/2005
1.5/5
Ethical capitalism may sound like an oxymoron to some, but that concept is a linchpin of this cursory, irritatingly facile look at the human cost of globalization. Go to Full Review Kyle Smith New York Post 06/29/2005
2/4
Unintentionally funny is still funny, and the documentary A Decent Factory, which opens with a misspelled quotation from Milton Friedman, had me giggling. Go to Full Review Prairie Miller Long Island Press 03/28/2007
Spotlights what definitely does not come with your Nokia cell phone: who assembled all those microscopic parts, in what country, and whether or not they were paid minimum wage. Go to Full Review Ken Fox TV Guide 07/01/2005
3.5/5
This film exposes a more insidious kind of exploitation, one far more difficult to detect. Go to Full Review Kent Turner Film-Forward.com 06/29/2005
'2.75/5'
What follows during an assembly plant inspection is a more specific expos on outsourcing in the developing world than last year's fact-filled The Corporation. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Thomas Balmès

Director

Thomas Balmès

Producer

Kaarle Aho

Producer

Thomas Balmès

Writer

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Movie Info

Synopsis As industrial production continues moving to countries with cheaper labor, some firms doing the "outsourcing" are trying to make sure their plants abroad are complying with safety regulations and that workers are treated fairly. One such corporation is Nokia, which in this documentary sends ethics experts to a site in China to investigate workers' conditions. What follows is as much an expose of a Chinese factory as a fascinating juxtaposition of Eastern and Western business practices.
Director
Thomas Balmès
Producer
Thomas Balmès, Kaarle Aho
Screenwriter
Thomas Balmès
Production Co
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Sveriges Television, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), TV2 Danmark, Making Movies Oy, Yleisradio, Artline Films, France 2 (FR2)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 25, 2004, Original
Runtime
1h 19m