Matewan
3.7 |
2h 12min
Released
DramaHistory
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
Story
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
Directors
John Sayles, James Glenn Dudelson, Matia Karrell, Benita Allen, Jem Cohen, John Sayles, Steve Apicella, Rachel Bower, Davide Ferrario, Gregory Jacobs,
Writers
Tags
It takes more than guns to kill a man.
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