The Light And The Strength

The Light And The Strength

90 mins | Documentary | Oct. 31, 2017

What can thousands of electric energy workers do after being laid off from one day to the other? 16,599 workers reinvent themselves in order to resist, to go back to their jobs and also avoid that electric energy in Mexico be privatized. Four years of amazing stories of resistance and of confrontation with the Mexican government, in the midst of an acute global labor crisis.

The Light And The Strength

90 mins | Documentary | Oct. 31, 2017

The Light And The Strength
What can thousands of electric energy workers do after being laid off from one day to the other? 16,599 workers reinvent themselves in order to resist, to go back to their jobs and also avoid that electric energy in Mexico be privatized. Four years of amazing stories of resistance and of confrontation with the Mexican government, in the midst of an acute global labor crisis.
Producers Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad
Original title La Luz y La Fuerza
Directors Alejandra Islas
Writers Alejandra Islas

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