![The Charcoal People](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oAwC2z0VddnNash6NZItpxO8Uz5.jpg)
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.
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The Charcoal People
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 20, 2000
Runtime
1h 4m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
74%
Original Title
Os Carvoeiros
Production Companies
Zazen Produções
Director
Nigel Noble
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.
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