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Woodcutters of the Deep South (1973)

Woodcutters of the Deep South poster
Directed by
Lionel Rogosin
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a group of workers in the rural American South as they cut down trees and process timber. It shows their daily labor and the harsh conditions of their lives. The focus is on the community and the physical toll of their work.

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What happens

Woodcutters of the Deep South is a 1973 American documentary film produced and directed by American independent filmmaker Lionel Rogosin. It was his sixth and final feature-length film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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