Synopsis
Is heavy manual labour disappearing or is it just becoming invisible? Where can we still find it in the 21st century? Workingman's Death follows the trail of the HEROES in the illegal mines of the Ukraine, sniffs out GHOST among the sulphur workers in Indonesia, finds itself face to face with LIONS at a slaughterhouse in Nigeria, mingles with BROTHERS as they cut a huge oil tanker into pieces in Pakistan, and joins Chinese steel workers in hoping for a glorious FUTURE.
Key facts
Original language
German
First release
November 25, 2005 (Austria)
Production companies
Arte
Setting
Ukraine
Crew
Producer
Mirjam Quinte, Pepe Danquart
Cinematography
Wolfgang Thaler
Editing
Ilse Buchelt, Monika Willi
Music
John Zorn
Stills
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Festival History
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2006 generic
- CPH:DOX 2005 generic - CPH:DOX Award (winner) ★ CPH:DOX Award
- São Paulo International Film Festival 2005 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2005 generic
- Venice Film Festival 2005 generic
Titles
| Original title | Workingman's Death | |
| Alternate title | La Mort du travailleur |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Austria | November 25, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Norway | November 25, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | November 25, 2005 |
| Theatrical | United States | February 26, 2006 |
| Theatrical | Germany | April 27, 2006 |
| Streaming | Romania | June 4, 2006 |
| Streaming | Ireland | September 30, 2006 |
| Streaming | Czech Republic | October 5, 2006 |
| Streaming | Poland | November 17, 2006 |
| Classification | Germany | 16 |
Full credits
| Director | Michael Glawogger |
| Producer | Mirjam Quinte, Pepe Danquart |
| Executive producer | Erich Lackner |
| Cinematography | Wolfgang Thaler |
| Editing | Ilse Buchelt, Monika Willi |
| Music | John Zorn |
| Sound | Ekkehart Baumung, Erik Mischijew, Matz Müller, Paul Oberle |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
