Maquilapolis
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| Directed by | Vicky Funari, Sergio de la Torre |
| Produced by | Vicky Funari, Sergio de la Torre |
| Cinematography | Daniel Gorrell, Sophie Constantinou |
| Edited by | Vicky Funari |
| Distributed by | California Newsreel |
Running time | 68 min. |
| Language | Spanish & English |
Maquilapolis (from Spanish: Maquiladora, referring to the manufacturing operations in a free trade zone, and Greek: πόλις, meaning city) is a 2006 documentary film by Vicky Funari and Sergio De La Torre. It filmed in Tijuana, Baja California and focuses on the factories on the U.S.-Mexican border in which workers are paid $11 a day to work in manufacturing plants that provide few bathroom breaks and dangerous working conditions.[1]
References
Maquilapolis, 2006 Film
External links
- Official website
- Maquilapolis at the Internet Movie Database
- Maquilapolis at Working Films
- P.O.V. Maquilapolis - PBS's site dedicated to the film