Movies and TvShows featuring "metal-recycling" theme.

The Selfish Giant is a drama film about two young boys, Arbor and Swifty, who find solace and excitement in the dangerous world of scrap metal collection. As they work for a local scrap dealer, they navigate through poverty, friendship, and the tempting allure of illegal activities. Inspired by Oscar Wilde's short story, the film is a gritty portrayal of life in a working-class neighborhood in Yorkshire, England.

Set in the 1950s in Czechoslovakia under communism, Larks on a String follows the lives of various individuals working in a scrapyard. The film explores themes of suppression, working-class struggles, and moral reformation. It is a dark-comedy that satirizes the social and political conditions of the time.

In 1928, Georges Lacombe, then assistant to René Clair, filmed the ragpickers who lived in the "zone". As his camera was stationary, he took particular care over the framing and he offers the viewer a document that is imbued with both realism and poetry. We even see the once-famous cancan dancer "La Goulue", sunk into poverty at the end of her life. - MHEU