DW Documentary – 19/8/2026
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The film SHE exposes the exploitative working conditions at an electronics factory in Vietnam. Almost 80,000 people work there, mostly women. The film offers a glimpse into this otherwise hidden world of work.
As filming on location was impossible, filmmaker Parsifal Reparato has the female workers re-enact scenes from their daily lives in minimalist, almost abstract settings. Close-ups and personal accounts combine to offer an intense insight into a system of surveillance, exhaustion and alienation – whilst also revealing a longing for education, freedom and a different life. Continue reading Total surveillance: Exploitation in Vietnam’s factories



Nguyen Thi Quynh Tam wipes tears during an interview with The Associated Press in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo) 
