The Charcoal People (2000)
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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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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Directed By
Nigel Noble |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Marcos Prado |
Writer |
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José Padilha |
Writer |
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Production Crew
José Padilha |
Producer |
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Marcos Prado |
Co-Producer |
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Edited By
Ann Collins |
Editor |
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Sound
João Nabuco |
Music |
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Peter Miller |
Sound |
Visual Effects
Camera
Flávio Zangrandi |
Director of Photography |
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Lighting
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