Factory to the Workers

Overview

In Croatia in 2005, a machine tools factory was occupied by its workers. Since then, they have operated collectively, becoming the only successful example of a worker occupation in post-socialist Europe. Today, as they seek a new model of collective ownership, the microcosmic world of the factory clashes with the forces of the globalized market economy, having an increasingly brutal impact on wages and the organization of the factory, causing rising disaffection among the workers. Filmmaker Srđan Kovačević returns regularly over a five year period to make a film that charts the evolution of this communal enterprise. Factory to the Workers tells the inside story of the workers who challenged the dominant economic narrative with their actions. After a decade, the same question remains: can a factory in the hands of workers survive at the periphery of capitalism, or do we need a bigger dream?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 22, 2022

Original language

Croatian

Spoken languages

Croatian

Countries

Croatia

Production

Fade In

Director

Srđan Kovačević

Writer

Srđan Kovačević

Producer

Sabina Krešić,Luka Venturin

Cinematography

Srđan Kovačević

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt14870972