Metalworkers

Metalworkers 2004 Directed by Eduardo Coutinho Peões

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.

Country Brazil

Production Country Brazil

Language Portuguese

Spoken Language Portuguese

Gnere Documentary

Release Date 24 November 2004

85 mins