Germany / May 04, 2023 / DOK.fest München 2023
Once We Were Pitmen (2023)
Directed by Christian Johannes Koch, Jonas Matauschek
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1h 43min
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5.0/10
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Plot
Black dust, shrill metallic noises, dark tunnels, muscular bodies – all that is the past. At the end of 2018, extraction of coal throughout Germany came to an end. That same year, the voices of the emerging climate protest movement Fridays for Future grew louder. Against the backdrop of these media and socio-political events, the film follows five miners on their tragic, humorous and heartwarming search for a new role in life.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Wir waren Kumpel |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany, Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Catpics, Elemag Pictures, SRF |
| Release date | 10 maggio 2023 |
| Production | Rajko Jazbec, Tanja Georgieva, Sarah Born, Dario Schoch |
| Writer | Christian Johannes Koch, Jonas Matauschek |
| Editing | Natali Barrey, Annette Brütsch, Jonas Matauschek |
| Cinematography | Sebastian Klett |
| Assistant directors | Christian Johannes Koch, Jonas Matauschek |
| Camera operators | Sebastian Klett |
| Additional photography | Sebastian Klett |
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Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Germany / May 10, 2023 / DOK.fest München
Theatrical release
Germany / Feb 29, 2024
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