Matewan
Overview
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.
RATING
7.30
DIRECTOR
John Sayles
COUNTRIE
United States of America
RELEASE DATE
1987
TIME
2h 12m
GENRES
Drama
History
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