HARLAN COUNTY

This film chronicles the bitter and violent struggle between coal miners and management during a 13-month strike that took place between 1973 and 1974 in Appalachian Kentucky, Harlan County, and a period of four years during which the entire story played out. The miners were determined to join the United Mine Workers, and the company was determined to break the strike with scabs, who were even more desperate than the men with jobs.The miners eventually win a new contract, though it turns out that some of the benefits they had fought for were not included in the final deal...