Movie

The Charcoal People

Os Carvoeiros

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.

Screenplay

Marcos Prado

Director

Nigel Noble

Screenplay

José Padilha

Status

Released

Release date

20/01/2000

Original language

Portuguese