Workingman's Death

Workingman's Death

122 mins | Documentary | Nov. 25, 2005

Is heavy manual labour disappearing or is it just becoming invisible? Where can we still find it in the 21st century? Workingman's Death follows the trail of the HEROES in the illegal mines of the Ukraine, sniffs out GHOST among the sulphur workers in Indonesia, finds itself face to face with LIONS at a slaughterhouse in Nigeria, mingles with BROTHERS as they cut a huge oil tanker into pieces in Pakistan, and joins Chinese steel workers in hoping for a glorious FUTURE.

Workingman's Death

122 mins | Documentary | Nov. 25, 2005

Workingman's Death
Is heavy manual labour disappearing or is it just becoming invisible? Where can we still find it in the 21st century? Workingman's Death follows the trail of the HEROES in the illegal mines of the Ukraine, sniffs out GHOST among the sulphur workers in Indonesia, finds itself face to face with LIONS at a slaughterhouse in Nigeria, mingles with BROTHERS as they cut a huge oil tanker into pieces in Pakistan, and joins Chinese steel workers in hoping for a glorious FUTURE.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers ARTE, Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg, Vienna Film Financing Fund, ORF, Österreichisches Filminstitut, Lotus-Film, Quinte Film GmbH
Original title Workingman's Death
Directors Michael Glawogger
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