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Maquilapolis (2006)

Maquilapolis (2006)

Documentary

A City of Factories

Release Date: 2006, March 3
Directors: Vicky Funari, Sergio de la Torre
Countries: Mexico, United States of America

Overview:

Just over the border in Mexico is an area peppered with maquiladoras: massive sweatshops often owned by the world's largest multinational corporations. Carmen and Lourdes work at maquiladoras in Tijuana, and it is there that they try to balance the struggle for survival with their own radicalization in this documentary.

Keywords:

woman director