Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
Editor's Verdict
"The movie 'Matewan' is a historical drama focused entirely on labor organizing and a violent 1920s coal strike in West Virginia. There are no indicators across any of the five classification criteria that suggest the story is related to the Christmas season in any meaningful way."
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