Documentary 01/20/2000 64m

The Charcoal People (2000)

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Overview

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.

Nigel Noble

Director

Marcos Prado

Writer

José Padilha

Writer