Synopsis
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.
Facts
Setting
Appalachian Mountains
Original language
English
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- San Francisco International Film Festival 2004 generic
- Academy Awards 1988 academy_award
- Independent Spirit Awards 1988 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1987 generic
