Westray

Westray (2001)

September 14th, 20011h 20min

Documentary
0%

Overview

In this feature documentary, filmmaker Paul Cowan offers an innovative, moving account of the Westray coal mine disaster that killed 26 men in Nova Scotia on May 9, 1992. The film focuses on the lives of three widows and three miners lucky enough not to be underground that day when the methane and coal dust ignited. But their lives were torn apart by the events. Meet some of the working men, who felt they had no option but to stay on at Westray. And wives, who heard the rumours, saw their men sometimes bloodied from accidents and stood by them, hoping it would all turn out all right. This is a film about working people everywhere whose lives are often entrusted to companies that violate the most fundamental rules of safety and decency in the name of profit.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Poison in the Rockies

Poison in the Rockies


Released on: 1990-01-09
Documentary

Acid rain, economic development, and a century of mining pollute Rocky Mountain waters.

500 Years

500 Years


Released on: 2017-04-06
Documentary

From a historic genocide trial to the overthrow of a president, the sweeping story of mounting resis...

Uranium Drive-In

Uranium Drive-In


Released on: 2013-05-25
Documentary

A new uranium mill -- the first in the U.S. in 30 years -- would re-connect the economically devasta...

Der lange Abschied von der Kohle

Der lange Abschied von der Kohle


Released on: 2017-09-26
Documentary

Ms Rhymney Valley

Ms Rhymney Valley


Released on: 1985-07-10
Documentary

Portrait of a community in the heart of South Wales almost one year into the miners' strike of the 1...

My Song Goes Forth

My Song Goes Forth


Released on: 1937-01-01
Documentary

Featuring Paul Robeson, this is the first documentary film to take a serious look at social conditio...

Rivers and Tides

Rivers and Tides


Released on: 2001-02-13
Documentary

Portrait of Andy Goldsworthy, an artist whose specialty is ephemeral sculptures made from elements o...

Ferrum

Ferrum


Released on: 1963-01-01
Documentary, Music

Unconventional portrayal of mining in the Swedish Lapland ore fields, a powerful image and sound sym...

On the Shores of Nova Scotia

On the Shores of Nova Scotia


Released on: 1947-06-28
Documentary

In this Traveltalk look at Canada's province of Nova Scotia, we visit several coastal communities. T...

Crónicas desde La Arboleda

Crónicas desde La Arboleda


Released on: 2010-05-01
Documentary, History

Golden Times – Cassandra’s Treasure

Golden Times – Cassandra’s Treasure


Released on: 2012-11-28
Documentary

The exploitation of the country’s mineral wealth is projected as the most reasonable solution to dea...

Bauxita

Bauxita


Released on: 2023-07-14
Documentary

Brazil is one of the most dangerous countries for environmentalists. The rural community of Belisári...

To Shura

To Shura


Released on: 1990-01-01
Documentary

Throughout her life, Aleksandra has done hard physical work, believing in God and the imminent end o...

River of Gold

River of Gold


Released on: 2016-03-26
Documentary

Narrated by Academy Award winners Sissy Spacek and Herbie Hancock, River of Gold is the disturbing a...

A cielo abierto, derechos minados

A cielo abierto, derechos minados


Released on: 2009-05-12
Documentary

The documentary registers the reaction of the inhabitant the communities of Imbabura, Zamora, Chinch...

Harlan County U.S.A.

Harlan County U.S.A.


Released on: 1977-01-23
Documentary

This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Compan...

Javier con i, Íntag

Javier con i, Íntag


Released on: 2018-05-07
Documentary

On April 10, 2014, the environmental activist and president of the Junín community, Javier Ramírez, ...

Golden Globe - Kanada - Der Osten

Golden Globe - Kanada - Der Osten


Released on: 2013-10-31
Documentary

Cracking the Shakespeare Code

Cracking the Shakespeare Code


Released on: 2016-04-21
Documentary, History

Norwegian researcher Petter Amundsen claims to have deciphered a secret code hidden in legendary pla...

Die richtige Haltung

Die richtige Haltung


Released on: 2023-09-15
Documentary

A documentary film about mining in saxony