Via the New York Times: "...reconstructs the true story of a coal miners' strike in the small town of Korumburra in the mid-30's... based on the real-life story of two remarkable characters, Wattie Doig, a miner who became a militant Communist activist, and his wife, Agnes, who progressed from staunch Presbyterianism to membership in the Salvation Army and, finally, to labor organization."
Acting
Carol Burns' quiet evolution from church lady to union firebrand.
Production
Painstaking Depression-era detail on a shoestring budget.
Director
Richard Lowenstein
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard Lowenstein later directed INXS music videos, making this his most unexpected pivot.
The 1937 Korumburra strike was nearly erased from official histories; this film literally preserved working-class memory.
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