Once We Were Pitmen (2023)
Black dust, shrill metallic noises, dark tunnels, muscular bodies – all that is the past. At the end of 2018, extraction of coal throughout Germany came to an end. That same year, the voices of the emerging climate protest movement Fridays for Future grew louder. Against the backdrop of these media and socio-political events, the film follows five miners on their tragic, humorous and heartwarming search for a new role in life.
Director: Christian Johannes Koch, Jonas Matauschek
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 103 min
Release Date: May 10, 2023
Screenplay
Music: Alexandre J. Maurer
Cinematography: Sebastian Klett
Editing: Annette Brütsch, Natali Barrey
Production: Catpics, Elemag Pictures, SRF
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de
Keywords
mining, coal mining
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Once We Were Pitmen about?
- Black dust, shrill metallic noises, dark tunnels, muscular bodies – all that is the past. At the end of 2018, extraction of coal throughout Germany came to an end. That same year, the voices of the emerging climate protest movement Fridays for Future grew louder. Against the backdrop of these media and socio-political events, the film follows five miners on their tragic, humorous and heartwarming search for a new role in life.
- Who directed Once We Were Pitmen?
- Once We Were Pitmen was directed by Christian Johannes Koch, Jonas Matauschek.
- How long is Once We Were Pitmen?
- Once We Were Pitmen has a runtime of 1h 43m (103 minutes).
- What genre is Once We Were Pitmen?
- Once We Were Pitmen is a Documentary film.
- Where was Once We Were Pitmen produced?
- Once We Were Pitmen was produced in Germany, Switzerland.