Before the Mountain Was Moved (1970)

Directed by

Robert K. Sharpe

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a group of people in West Virginia as they fight to protect their land from being destroyed by strip-mining. It shows their efforts to change state laws and preserve their way of life.

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What happens

Before the Mountain Was Moved is a 1970 American documentary film produced by Robert K. Sharpe. The film portrays the struggle by the inhabitants of Raleigh County, West Virginia, to preserve their land from the ravages of strip-mining, and their efforts to pass state legislation to this end. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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