Matewan-massakren
director:
John Sayles
playwright:
John Sayles
actor:
Chris Cooper
/
James Earl Jones
/
Mary McDonnell
/
Will Oldham
/
David Strathairn
…
genre:
Drama
/
History
region:
USA
language:
English
/
Italian
release date:
1987-08-28
(Release)
IMDb: tt0093509
overview
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.