Set in the turbulent 1970s, the synopsis follows a former defense manufacturing town called Montbray as it slips from its postwar golden age into economic decline, battered by the aftermath of the Vietnam War, suburban flight, and mounting social unrest. Against the backdrop of the crippling 1970 oil shock, soaring inflation, and the rise of fuel-efficient foreign imports, thirty-year-old Carol and her husband reflect the painful reality of a changing America. Once proud owners of a gas-guzzling American car, they are forced to join their neighbors in buying a Japanese compact like the Honda Civic just to survive the endless fuel lines. As Carol listens to radio reports on Japan's booming manufacturing sector and expanding trade surplus, she laments the decline of American industrial supremacy. Recalling how people once mocked warnings about foreign competition overtaking American steel and auto giants like Prince Steel, she realizes that the era of unquestioned American manufacturing dominance is over, marking a profound shift in the nation's economic identity.

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