Coal Mine Movies

A fascinating documentary, shot in the mountainous north of Burma. No filmmaker is welcome there, because, against the background of a civil war, the...

Unambiguous message, unpretentiously inventive animation and a blackly comic tone.

OUT OF DARKNESS: THE MINE WORKERS' STORY is a documentary by Academy Award-winning director Barbara Kopple (HARLAN COUNTY, USA). Historical film...

A documentary about unemployed workers in Walbrzych, Poland.

Deep underground, the coal miner Mattheus and his young assistant Maël make a mystical discovery. As Mattheus dreams of a life above the ground,...