Metalworkers
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In 1979 and 1980, workers in São Paulo’s metallurgical industry organized a series of strikes that changed the face of union politics in Brazil. In the process, they established the groundwork for Brazil’s Worker’s Party and brought to the national spotlight union leader Luís Inácio Lula da Silva. Metalworkers is a feature-length documentary about the stories of 21 of these workers who took part in these historic strikes but remain in relative anonymity today.
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Cast
11 people
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
self (archive footage)
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Zumbis em Brasília
Encantado, le Brésil désenchanté
João Moreira Salles
Eduardo Coutinho
Known for
Playing
Master, a Building in Copacabana
Maria Socorro Morais Alves
Maria Socorro Morais Alves
Jacques Cheuiche
Henok Batista
Self
Mauricio Andrade Ramos
Cristiana Grumbach
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Inhabiting Time
José Alves Bezerra
José Alves Bezerra
Jordana Berg
Zacarias Feitosa de Morais
Zacarias Feitosa de Morais
Eduardo Coutinho Director · Jacques Cheuiche Cinematographer Jordana Berg Editor
First release November 24, 2004 · Produced in Brazil · Original title Peões
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VideoFilmes
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Brazil
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Original title
Peões
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · November 24, 2004
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
April 13, 2005 · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Vietnam
December 10, 2009 · Brazilian Film Week: A Brazilian Cinematic Experience
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