Workingman's Death (2005)

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Director: Michael Glawogger
Producers: Erich Lackner, Miriam Quinte, Pepe Danquart
Country: Austria
Award won: Seeds of War
TRT: 122:00

Has manual labor disappeared in the twenty-first century, or has it just become invisible? This film presents five portraits of extreme physical labor under dangerous conditions around the world: illegal coal mining in the Ukraine's Donbass Basin; sulfur mining on Kawah Ijen, Indonesia; livestock slaughtering in Port Harcourt, Nigeria; shipbreaking in Gaddani Pakistan, and steel smelting in Liaoning, China. In-depth interviews with the workers reveal both the hardships and injustices they experience, as well as the pride they find in their work. An epilogue visits a former steelworks in Germany, now a theme park and site for public art. The film is scored by John Zorn. Contains graphic images related to animal slaughter.

In Russian, Bahasa Indonesia, English, Ibu, Yoruba, Pashtu, Mandarin Chinese, and German. DVD use copy has subtitles in English and several other languages.

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