THEME EXPLORATION

coal mining

14 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Airmail
Airmail
1932 · John Ford
Beat the Devil *
Beat the Devil *
1953 · John Huston
El mégano
El mégano
1955 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Makwayela
Makwayela
1977 · Jean Rouch
Moon
Moon
2009 · Duncan Jones
Trunk Conveyor
Trunk Conveyor
1954 · Lindsay Anderson
Dotanba
Dotanba
1957 · Tomu Uchida
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
Land in Revolt: Impure Gold
Land in Revolt: Impure Gold
2009 · Fernando Solanas
My Second Brother
My Second Brother
1959 · Shohei Imamura
Sun Seekers
Sun Seekers
1972 · Konrad Wolf
Brassed Off
Brassed Off
1996 · Mark Herman
Genus Pan
Genus Pan
2020 · Lav Diaz
Zygote
Zygote
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'Kes' and 'The Big Flame' intimately chronicle the lives and struggles of working-class communities in coal mining regions.

 Agnès Varda France

Her documentary approach to social issues, particularly in films exploring industrial decline, captures the dignity and resilience of coal miners and their families.