Blood on the Coal (2015)

The Story of the Queensland Miners.

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 43M

Director : Jeff Bird

Synopsis

A story of struggle and tragedy, the film features harrowing underground disasters, heroic rescues and traces a history of strikes, industrial turmoil and the current push by global mining giants to destroy regional communities and replace local mineworkers with a subservient itinerant workforce.

Actors

Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson
Narrator

Crews

Jeff Bird
Jeff Bird
Director
Paddy Gorman
Paddy Gorman
Writer
Jeff Bird
Jeff Bird
Writer
John Roy
John Roy
Music
Simon Smith
Simon Smith
Cinematography
Mark Atken
Mark Atken
Editor

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