The film chronicles the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine in Harlan County, Kentucky, sparked by the company's refusal to sign a contract with the United Mine Workers of America in June 1973. The strike, which lasted over a year, was marked by violent confrontations between company thugs and scabs, and the determined miners and their women supporters.
Harlan County U.S.A.
A poignant portrayal of a community's unwavering determination to resist a relentless corporation that sacrifices human well-being for financial gain.
