75m; Argentina
Director: Adrián Caetano
Synopsis: A Bolivian immigrant working illegally as a cook in a small restaurant in Buenos Aires suffers abuse and discrimination from its customers.
Category Archives: Drama
Bonecrusher (2009)
72m; U.S.
Director: Mike Fountain
Synopsis (IMDB): In the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a young coal miner toils a mile underground. Despite the harsh working conditions, Lucas Chaffin takes fierce pride in doing the job once done by the man he loves more than anything, his father. Lucas’ father, nicknamed “Bonecrusher,” was a strong, handsome man. Now he’s withered and sick; coal dust has ravaged his lungs. As life slips away, his greatest concern isn’t for himself; it is for Lucas’ safety. Bonecrusher is an intimate and moving account of the love between a father and son and the powerful bond they share, a bond that is put to the test.
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Border Incident (1949)
94m; U.S.
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy and Howard Da Silva
Synopsis: Mexican and American federal agents tackle a vicious gang exploiting illegal farm workers in southern California.
Bordertown (2006)
112m; U.S.
Director: Gregory Nava
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas, Maya Zapata, Martin Sheen
Synopsis: A journalist investigates a series of murders near American-owned factories on the border of Juarez and El Paso.
Burning Rage (1984)
120m; U.S.
Director: Gilbert Cates
Cast: Barbara Mandrell, Tom Wopat and Bert Remsen
Synopsis: While coal fires burn beneath a depressed mining town a greedy businessman stops at nothing to buy up the mineral rights.
The Burning Season (1994)
123m; U.S.
Director: John Frankenheimer
Synopsis: This film is based on the life story of Brazilian rubber tapper, environmentalist, and union leader Chico Mendes who led a movement of indigenous rubber tappers in the Brazilian Amazon in struggle against powerful Brazilian rancher interests and multinational corporations and institutions.
Bubble (2005)
73m; U.S.
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of a decaying Midwestern town, a murder becomes the focal point of three people who work in a doll factory.
Brother John (1971)
95m; U.S.
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Will Geer, Bradford Dillman
Synopsis (IMDB): A mysterious man John Kane (Sidney Poitier) who, when he returns to his hometown in Alabama for his sister’s funeral, is thought to be an outside labor agitator – until it’s revealed that he’s really a heavenly messenger. The plot revolves around a strike at the town’s big factory.
Bronco Bullfrog (1970)
86m; U.K.
Director: Barney Platts-Mills
Synopsis: Portrait of Working Class Youth in London in late 60’s.
Breaking Away (1979)
101m; U.S.
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid and Daniel Stern
Synopsis: A small-town teen obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl. Class conflict in a small town.
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