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This documentary is about globalisation using Nokia as the subject. In our global economy Western companies are more and more moving their production to countries where costs are lower. This is causing cultural and moral dilemmas, because in these countries the working conditions, workers’ rights and environmental issues are often in conflict with the practices of Western countries. The film constitutes a subtle, classic documentary drama, between two European women and a European male manager, who have all been thrown into the middle of a foreign culture due to the global economy. But deep down the question is about the position of the Chinese workers in a factory owned by Westerners. And everything is not as they appear to be...

France / Finland - 2004 - 1 h 19 mn - Betacam Digital - Colour

Director Thomas Balmès Script Thomas Balmès Camera Thomas Balmès Sound Mervi Junkkonen, Pirkko Tiitinen, Tuomas Klaavo Editing Catherine Gouze

Production Making Movies, Ratakatu 1b A5, 00120 Helsinki, Finlande Tél : +358 9 682 9540 Fax : +358 9 6842 7870 E-mail : mamo@mamo.fi Co-Production Margot Films, Artline Films with the participation of YLE TV2, France 2, BBC Story Ville

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