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Matewan

Matewan

1987, Movie, 2h 12min

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.

Country: United States

Director:

Cast:

James Earl Jones,

David Strathairn,

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8.0

Reviews

Critic Kim Newman

rated

8

It's a big story, but told through small moments...

Read full review at Empire

Kasper Løvborg

rated

9

A thoroughly engaging ensemble drama about miners. With gangsters and a shoot-out.

5 years ago

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