Porto Marghera gli ultimi fuochi

Porto Marghera gli ultimi fuochi

2004

This remarcable film describes the struggles in the petrochemical complex of Porto Marghera between 1955 and 2004 - from the point of view of some militant workers. Together with students and intellectuals they formed a group that was active under different names between the early 1960 and the 1980ies. They fought against the bosses, but also against the destruction of the workers health and environmental contamination.

Directed by Emanuela Pellarin · Written by Emanuela Pellarin

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