Workingman's Death

Nov 25, 2005

2h 2m

★ 7.0

A documentary on the extremes to which workers will go to earn a living.

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

OFI

ORF

Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg

ARTE

Vienna Film Financing Fund

Quinte Film GmbH

Lotus-Film

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