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Based on 5 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Documentary
Written by: José Padilha
Directed by: Nigel Noble
Release Date:
Theatrical: April 20, 2001
DVD: March 19, 2002
Running Time: 65 minutes, Color
Origin: Brazil
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
A documentary exploring the lives of thousand of migrant laborers employed to cut down Brazilian forests and produce charcoal for the multi-national pig-iron industry.
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What The Critics Said
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New York Post V.A. Musetto
Raises an interesting question. Do you clamp down on corporations in order to protect the environment or do you let them go about their business because they help feed countless families.
Village Voice Michael Atkinson
Even at 70 minutes, The Charcoal People becomes repetitive and hopeless.
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The average user rating for this movie is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
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wendy w. gave it a10:
A fascinating expose of how an ancient technology subsists in the production of the kind of iron needed to build skyscrpers and SUVs. It is these industries that are destroying the rainforest-- the media's best kept secret!
