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Strike! The Village That Fought Back
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Strike! The Village That Fought Back

The inside story of Polmaise Colliery and the miners who were the first to go on strike and the last to go back to work during the miners’ ...
Billy Elliot
7.7

Billy Elliot

May. 18, 2000

Billy Elliot

Set against the background of the 1984 Miner’s Strike, Billy Elliot is an 11 year old boy who stumbles out of the boxing ring and onto the ...
Matewan
7.9

Matewan

Aug. 28, 1987

Matewan

Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, “Matewan” celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union ...
Harlan County U.S.A.
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Harlan County U.S.A.

Jan. 23, 1977

Harlan County U.S.A.

This film documents the coal miners’ strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, ...
Borinage
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Borinage

Mar. 25, 1934

Borinage

Documentary about a miner’s strike in Borinage. Release: Borinage 1934 tt0023828 General: mkv | 255 MB | 00:32:00 Video: 1108 Kbps | ...
The Mole
6.3

The Mole

Aug. 05, 2011

The Mole

Pawel, a Polish man in his early 30s, makes a living with his father Zygmunt importing second-hand clothing from the North of France to Southern ...
Pride
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Pride

Sep. 12, 2014

Pride

It’s the summer of 1984 – Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay Pride ...
Pitfall
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Pitfall

Jul. 01, 1962

Pitfall

A man wanders into a seemingly deserted town with his young son in search of work. But after a bit of bad luck, he joins the town’s ...