Filmed in the coal nation of West Virginia, "Matewan" commemorates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab called "Few Clothes" Johnson and an understanding mayor and police principal heroically battle the power represented by a coal business as well as Matewan's beneficial interests to make sure that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation as well as the bottom line.
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Filmed in the coal nation of West Virginia, "Matewan" commemorates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab called "Few Clothes" Johnson and an understanding mayor and police principal heroically battle the power represented by a coal business as well as Matewan's beneficial interests to make sure that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation as well as the bottom line.
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