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An Injury to One

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Documentarian Travis Wilkerson reconstructs the story of his hometown of Butte, Montana. After a brief period as a gold rush town, Butte comes of age during the 1880s, when its vast reserves of copper are discovered by the nascent electricity industry, which is dependent on the mineral. The town's resources are soon monopolized by the Anaconda Mining Company. In 1917, union organizer Frank Little comes to town to organize worker resistance against the business -- which fights back violently.

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Dave Kehr New York Times An Injury to One revels in directorial assertiveness, including an omniscient narrator and an intrusive use of slick, magazine-style graphics to identify characters and spell out slogans. Rated: 2/5 Jul 22, 2003 Full Review Ed Halter Village Voice A deft, ambitious exercise in old-school socialist agitprop crafted with the precise multimedia flair of a corporate PowerPoint presentation. Jul 15, 2003 Full Review Dennis Harvey Variety Not only was this one of the [Sundance] festival's strongest nonfiction titles, but its message deserves a much wider airing than skittish broadcasters are likely to allow. Feb 27, 2003 Full Review David Walsh World Socialist Web Site The strength of Wilkerson's film ... is its seriousness and intelligence in the examination of a history that is almost entirely concealed by official sources. It is an unusual and sometimes quite moving effort. Feb 16, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Documentarian Travis Wilkerson reconstructs the story of his hometown of Butte, Montana. After a brief period as a gold rush town, Butte comes of age during the 1880s, when its vast reserves of copper are discovered by the nascent electricity industry, which is dependent on the mineral. The town's resources are soon monopolized by the Anaconda Mining Company. In 1917, union organizer Frank Little comes to town to organize worker resistance against the business -- which fights back violently.
Director
Travis Wilkerson
Producer
Travis Wilkerson
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 25, 2017
Runtime
53m
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