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TothesouthoftheIndianmetropolisofSuratinGujaratprovinceliesavastindustrialzonethathasbeengrowingeversincethe1960s.DirectorRahulJainfilmedthegruelingdailyroutineinjustoneofthemanytextilefactoriesthere.Inthefactory,manandmachineseemtohavefusedintoonebeing.Itisdarkanddank,andbarelyanydaylightpenetratesthespace.Thelaborisheavyandmind-numbing,andtheworkdaysseemendless.Wearedrawnintoagloomyworldwherethecacophonousbeatofmachinerysetstherhythmoftoil.Jainisasinterestedinthemysteriousconnectionbetweenworkerandproduct(thefabricsaretreatedmechanically,butalsowithlove)asheisinthedegradingconditions.Eachshiftlasts12hours,foradultsandchildrenalike,andwagesareextremelylow.Shortinterviewsareinterspersedthroughouttheobservationalsequences,someofwhicharecaptivatingintheirbeautywhileothersarepainfultowatch–suchaswhenweseeaboynoddingviolentlyinhisstruggletostayawake.(FromIDFAofficialwebsiteeee
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