Matewan1987
It takes more than guns to kill a man.
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- Released
- August 28, 1987
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- Certificate
- PG-13 (US)
- Language
- English
- Director
- John Sayles
- Drama
- History
Story
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
