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Cinematography
That opening eight-minute tracking shot through the factory is legendary.
Direction
Baichwal lets images breathe without preachy narration.
Sound
Industrial noise becomes an unsettling ambient score.

Director
Jennifer Baichwal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes