CinemaOSMovie · 2000 · 1h 4m

The Charcoal People

80%(7)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byNigel Noble

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 4m
Language
PT
Released
January 20, 2000
Studios
Zazen Produções

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Creative team
Directed by
Nigel Noble
Written by
Marcos Prado
Marcos Prado
José Padilha
José Padilha
Produced by
José Padilha
José Padilha

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