Maquilapolis [City of Factories]
Sunday
Sep 25
03:00 pm
43 East Essex Str. New Theatre
DublinIreland
Maquilapolis [City of Factories]
Vicky Funari and Sergio de la Torre / MX / 2006 / 68 ' / Spanish / S.T. English
A documentary that depicts globalization through the eyes of the women who live on its leading edge.
Synopsis
Carmen works the graveyard shift in one of Tijuana’s maquiladoras, the multinationally-owned factories that came to Mexico for its cheap labor. After making television components all night, Carmen comes home to a shack she built out of recycled garage doors, in a neighborhood with no sewage lines or electricity. She suffers from kidney damage and lead poisoning from her years of exposure to toxic chemicals. She earns six dollars a day. But Carmen is not a victim. She is a dynamic young woman, busy making a life for herself and her children.
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