Machines

Nov 30, 2017

1h 11m

★ 6.2

Overview

This portrayal of the rhythm of life and work in a gigantic textile factory in Gujarat, India, moves through the corridors and bowels of the enormously disorienting structure—taking the viewer on a journey of dehumanizing physical labor and intense hardship.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Jann Pictures

Pallas Film

IV Films

Dogwoof

Machines Trailers

Cast

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Jan 18, 2019

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Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough

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Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair

Mar 11, 1995

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1.0

Raja Bro

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10.0

An immersion into the Divine Feminine

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0.0

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0.0

Tiger: The Elusive Princess

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Súkeníctvo kedysi a dnes

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7.5

Father, Son and Holy War

Jan 2, 1994

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10.0

Made in Ethiopia

Jun 6, 2024

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7.0

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Invalid Date

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5.2

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Kainai

Jan 1, 1973

On the Kainai (Blood) First Nations Reserve, near Cardston, Alberta, a hopeful new development in Indigenous enterprise. Once rulers of the western plains, the Bloods live on a 1 300-square-kilometer reserve. Many have lacked gainful employment and now pin their hopes on a pre-fab factory they have built. Will the production line and work and wages fit into their cultural pattern of life? The film shows how it is working and what the owners themselves say about their venture.

6.1

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5.7

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