American Dream

American Dream

98 mins | Documentary | Oct. 6, 1990

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.

American Dream

98 mins | Documentary | Oct. 6, 1990

American Dream
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Channel Four Films, Cabin Creek Films, Catholic Communication Campaign
Original title American Dream
Directors Thomas Haneke, Lawrence Silk, Cathy Caplan, Barbara Kopple
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