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The Charcoal People (2000)
Directed by Nigel Noble
Documentary · 1h 04m
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.
Crew
- Director
- Nigel Noble
- Writer
- Marcos Prado, José Padilha
- Director of Photography
- Flávio Zangrandi
- Editor
- Ann Collins
- Producer
- José Padilha
Details
- Original title
- Os Carvoeiros
- Release date
- 2000-01-20
- Runtime
- 1h 04m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- PT
- Spoken languages
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Brazil
- Production
- Zazen Produções