The Nothing Factory
2017, Portuguese. Directed by Pedro Pinho.
One night, a group of workers realises that the administration is stealing machines and raw materials from their own factory. As they organize to survey the equipment and block the relocation of production, they are forced to stand at their posts with no work to do, as a form of retaliation, while negotiations over general lay-offs take place. The pressure leads to a breakdown of the workers along with the world around them.
- Runtime
- 2h 57m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
- Rated
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The Nothing Factory is streaming on Film Movement Plus in India.
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- Released
- 21 September 2017
- Original title
- A Fábrica de Nada
- Country
- Portugal
- Written by
- Jorge Silva Melo, Pedro Pinho, Tiago Hespanha
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The Nothing Factory runs 177 minutes (2h 57m).
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The Nothing Factory is streaming on Film Movement Plus in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Nothing Factory?
The Nothing Factory (2017) was directed by Pedro Pinho and stars José Smith Vargas, Carla Galvão, Njamy Sebastião.