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2025

She

Australian Premiere.

She tells the story of the Vietnamese women who work at electronics factories. 80% of the 80,000 strong workforce is female. They do long shifts under gruelling conditions. Their primary contact with their children is by phone. Parsifal Reparato’s film questions the very structure of the global economy.

Director

Parsifal Reparato

Runtime

90 Minutes

Country

Italy, France

Classification

Unclassified 15+

Any decent person has to be interested in the conditions under which the smartphone in their pocket is produced, right? So, you need to see this film; it’s that simple. She tells the collective story of the Vietnamese women who work at one of the world's largest electronic component factories.

These are the human beings being shifted around on the chessboard of the tariff wars. Women are preferred for this kind of work - 80% of the 80,000 strong workforce in the factory is female - as they work harder and complain less. They do twelve-hour shifts under gruelling conditions and intense scrutiny. These are tough women who spend the majority of their time under harsh electric light. Their primary contact with their children and families is through video calls.

Italian filmmaker/anthropologist Parsifal Reparato has concentrated on the challenges that socialist and ex-socialist countries face under a globalised economy. While the film focuses on the working conditions of female workers in a Vietnamese electronics factory, it resonates globally, questioning the very structure of the global economy.
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Film Credits

Director

Parsifal Reparato

Year

2025

Country

Italy & France

Language

Vietnamese

Subtitles

English

Type

Documentary & Feature

Program Strand

Feature Documentary Competition & World Documentary

Producer

Emma FerulanoQuentin Laurent & Parsifal Reparato

Writer

Michela CerimeleEmma Ferulano & Parsifal Reparato

Cinematographer

Lorenzo Casadio Vannucci & Parsifal Reparato

Editor

Alice Roffinengo & Armando Duccio Ventriglia

Music

François Giesberger

Film Source

CAT&Docs

Genre

AsiaDocumentary & Women

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