Os Carvoeiros

The Charcoal People

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.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
64 mins
Status
Finished
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Details

Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
64 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Jan 20, 2000
Season
2000
Average Score
80%
Mean Score
80%
Ratings
7
Popularity
7
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Producers
Zazen Produções
Genres
Documentary
Country
BR
English
The Charcoal People

Tags

iron50%melancholy50%amazon rainforest50%automobile industry50%poverty50%ecology50%environment50%child labor50%burlesque50%nostalgic50%environmental destruction50%migrant worker50%hopeless50%zealous50%philosophical50%complex50%

Description

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.

Immersion

Japanese

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