

Harlan County War(2000)
It's her turn to fight back.
A Kentucky woman whose mine-worker husband is nearly killed in a cave-in, and whose father is slowly dying of black lung disease, joins the picket lines for a long, violent strike.

Movie: Harlan County War
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Ora Perkins

Harlan County War
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A Kentucky woman whose mine-worker husband is nearly killed in a cave-in, and whose father is slowly dying of black lung disease, joins the picket lines for a long, violent strike.
Release Date
2000-05-19
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7.3
Rating:
3.6 startsTagline
It's her turn to fight back.
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