Matewan

USA 1987, 127 minutes
Dir. John Sayles
Rating: [M]
Genres: Drama / Independent

Topics: Period 1920s.

Feat. Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham

Aroview: In 1920s Virginia, miners unite against their strong-arm company who resort to 'scab' minority labour in response to strike action. Costly events heralded the Southern Union movement. Emotive political drama.

NZ International Film Festival 1989

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4 stars (Very Good) The screenplay doesn't aim to establish heroes and it results in a believable well written historical drama. ~Tubbs
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5 stars (Exceptional) Historically accurate & filmed in West Virginia near where the strike and shootings occurred in 1921. A heart-wrenching story conveyed by seriously good actors. Exploitation of non-violent protest by gangsters hired by the Stone Mtn Co. Needs subtitles. ~Anon