🎬 Documentary

The Charcoal People

⭐ 8.0/10 2000 1h 4m Dir. Nigel Noble

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This deeply human documentary examines the subject of environmental destruction, highlighting the impoverished migrant workers who are chopping down the Amazon rainforest to create charcoal for pig iron production used primarily in the automobile industry. The film examines the children and elders and their daily lives and work as they burn timber in igloo-looking huts, their bodies charred gray for $2 a day, struggling to survive.

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8.0/10 7 votes

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Year
2000
Runtime
1h 4m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 8.0/10
Votes
7
Genre
Documentary
Director
Language
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🎭 Documentary 🎬 Nigel Noble
iron melancholy amazon rainforest automobile industry poverty ecology environment child labor burlesque nostalgic environmental destruction migrant worker

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The Charcoal People has a runtime of 1h 4m (1 hour and 4 minutes).
The Charcoal People was directed by Nigel Noble and released in 2000.
The Charcoal People is a Documentary film (2000).
The Charcoal People has a TMDB rating of 8.0/10 based on 7 votes.

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