China Blue takes us inside a blue-jeans factory, where Jasmine and her friends are trying to survive a harsh working environment. But when the factory owner agrees to a deal with his Western client that forces his teenage workers to work around the clock, a confrontation becomes inevitable.
Shot clandestinely in China, under difficult conditions, this is a deep-access account of what both China and the international retail companies don’t want us to see – how the clothes we buy are actually made.
• IDFA (Amsterdam) - Winner: Amnesty Human Rights award • IDFA (Amsterdam) – Nominated: Joris Ivens award • Vancouver film festival - Honorable Mention • Toronto International Film Festival - Official Selection