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Strikebound

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Fed up with oppressively low wages, hazardous working conditions and abject exploitation, labor organizers Wattie (Chris Haywood) and Agnes Doig (Carol Burns) stand up to a corrupt mining company in tiny Korumburra, Australia. After Wattie leaves his job, he and his wife spearhead a strike, demanding to be heard. When the company hires a new workforce made up of anti-union laborers, the Doigs turn to the Communist Party for help in organizing a shocking act of civil disobedience.
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Synopsis Fed up with oppressively low wages, hazardous working conditions and abject exploitation, labor organizers Wattie (Chris Haywood) and Agnes Doig (Carol Burns) stand up to a corrupt mining company in tiny Korumburra, Australia. After Wattie leaves his job, he and his wife spearhead a strike, demanding to be heard. When the company hires a new workforce made up of anti-union laborers, the Doigs turn to the Communist Party for help in organizing a shocking act of civil disobedience.
Director
Richard Lowenstein
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 41m