Release Date
20 Jan, 2000
Runtime
01:04: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
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.
Original Title
Os Carvoeiros
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Actors
Crew
Marcos Prado
José Padilha
Peter Miller
