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Matewan

1987 132 min color EN United States

Drama · History

Directed by John Sayles

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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.

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  • C
    Cinecom Entertainment Group
  • F
    Film Gallery
  • Goldcrest GB
  • R
    Red Dog Films
  • W
    Winwood Productions

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