A young man falls in love with a married woman in 1830s Germany. Years later, they reunite in Mexico but face challenges from their past.
In 1956 East Germany, a group of high school students in a classroom full of police informers find themselves caught amidst the tensions of the Hungarian Revolution. They decide to show their solidarity by staging a silent protest, sparking a chain of events that will have far-reaching consequences.
Bootmen is a comedy-drama movie about a group of steelworkers who discover their passion for tap dancing. In their pursuit to escape their mundane lives, they face challenges, conflicts, and ultimately find fulfillment through their dancing.
Drama of an unmarried mother who regrets having had her child fostered and fights its foster parents to have it restored to her.
Manufactured Landscapes is a documentary that explores the environmental consequences of industrialization and consumerism through the lens of landscape photography. The film follows photographer Edward Burtynsky as he travels to China to capture the vast and surreal landscapes created by massive factories, waste dumps, and industrial developments. Through stunning visuals and interviews with workers and residents, the film highlights the scale of industrial production, the impact on local communities, and the global consequences of our consumer-driven society.
The city of Mariupolis is by the Azov sea. It is also on the river Kalmius. Most of the city’s residents, half a million according to the last census, are working for the steel factory and do fishing, for leisure or food, in between shifts. The orthodox church towers above the city and its newly build bronze domes are sitting next to it, waiting to be donned. A tent near by is sheltering a crying icon, which receives a steady flow of visitors.
A recently laid off steel mill worker in a little seaside town starts losing his wife to a local TV anchor.
Iron Maze is a drama-thriller film released in 1991. The story revolves around a small-town steel worker who is falsely accused of murdering his wife. As he tries to prove his innocence, he goes through a series of twists and turns, facing betrayal and uncovering dark secrets along the way. The film explores themes of justice, loyalty, and the impact of industrial decline on small communities.
The confession of a man who was the director of a factory in Lower Silesia. "He was a Party member but opposed to the Mafia-like organization of Party members which was active in that factory and region. Those people were stealing and debiting the factory account. He didn’t realize that people higher up were involved in the affair. And they finished him off.’ (Krzysztof Kieslowski)
Donald Trump has emerged as the clear front runner for the Republican Presidential Nomination. Matt Frei investigates whether "The Donald" could make it all the way to the White House.
Shot at a steel mill, Winter Solstice is full of outpourings of fire, of smoke, of sparks, of molten metal — all erupting against an otherwise black background in an activated pictorial space.
Land of Steel is a documentary film that explores the history and impact of the steel industry. It takes viewers on a journey through the development of steelworks, highlighting the challenges faced by the industry and the individuals involved. The film showcases the importance of steel in modern society and the significance of steelworks in shaping communities.
An engineer and his wife move to Zenica where the construction of the first plants is taking place, during highly progressive industrialization of the country. Her dreams are not in accordance with the reality, which makes their marriage impossible to function.
The building of blast furnaces Magnitogorsk and the Kubas Basin by Komsomol, the Communist Union of youth, as part of Stalin’s first five-year plan.
Sheffield, England: someone in the steelworks is selling details of a new alloy to a foreign agent. The children lead to his capture with the help of a prize pigeon.
Yer Old Faither is a heartwarming movie that tells the story of an old man living in the Australian desert. As his life comes to an end, his daughter, a midwife and gynaecologist, pays homage to him by planting a tree in his memory. The movie explores themes of immigration, environmental preservation, and the bond between parent and child. Set in the country town of Glasgow, Scotland, it serves as an elegy to an emigrant's journey and the industrial history of the steelworks. The film also delves into the importance of medicine and obstetrics in the lives of immigrants in Australia. Yer Old Faither is a poignant portrayal of loss and grief.
Roma, Stach and Chudy work illegally in the grounds of a declining steelworks. Roma is in the throes of a burning romance and decides to leave the job, seeing his new feelings as an excuse for changing his life. His friends aim to dissuade him. After a long day ay work, they visit his significant other and one of the many versions of the tale of Cain and Abel unfolds.
The Forshyttan steel-mill has been owned by the Ancker family for generations. But competition is hard. When the son Bengt Ancker comes back from abroad he has an idea for success: a lighter steel with better quality. But a lot of money is necessary to develop his idea and the only way to raise the necessary capital is to sell the company to their competitor - Manchester Steel Company. But the workers are concerned that this could threaten their job-security