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Cast

Crew

Marcos Prado

Marcos Prado

Writer

Nigel Noble

Nigel Noble

Director

José Padilha

José Padilha

Writer

João Nabuco

João Nabuco

Music

Ann Collins

Ann Collins

Editor

José Padilha

José Padilha

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Marcos Prado

Marcos Prado

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Flávio Zangrandi

Flávio Zangrandi

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Peter Miller

Peter Miller

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The Charcoal People

20007.7 / 1064 min
Documentary

Overview

This deeply human documentary examines the subject of environmental destruction, highlighting the impoverished migrant workers who are chopping down the Amazon rainforest to create charcoal for pig iron production used primarily in the automobile industry. The film examines the children and elders and their daily lives and work as they burn timber in igloo-looking huts, their bodies charred gray for $2 a day, struggling to survive.