American Dream

Name: American Dream
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1990-10-06
Duration: 98 min

The award-winning film of American lives, American courage, and the...

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Release Date

10/6/1990

Runtime

98 mins

Genres

Documentary

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

Revenue

$269,823

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A raw, unflinching look at a real labor dispute that turns a tight-knit community against itself. The film watches hope and solidarity corrode under the weight of economic desperation, with no neat resolution in sight.