简介：Documentaryabouttheruralpopulationwhoearntheirlivingascoalminers,thushelpingtokeepmetallurgicactivitygoingandcontributingtotheforestdevastationinSouthAmerica. Thisdocumentarydidn'tclickformeimmediately.Exceptforafewscreensoftextthenarrativeisrelatedentirelybythecharcoalpeopleandlandscape.Thesituationthefilmconveysisstarkandsimpleonafactuallevel-TheWorlddemandsironandBrazil'sexpendablelaborforceandvastforestsprovidethecharcoalneededtoextractitfromtheore.However,totellthestoryinameaningfulwaythefilmmakersdeliberatelytakeusonaslowtouroftheharshrealityoflifeinBrazil'scharcoalproducingregions. Wewatchextremelyhardworkingpeoplebakeinthetropicalsunlightandsmokycharcoalfires.Theytellusabouttheirliveswhilebeautifulcinematographyshowsustheirdrearyyetvisuallypoeticdailyduties.Onesubjectmentionedmultipletimesisthepossibilitythatliteracyandformaleducationmightsparetheirchildrenfromtheirownfate. Thecharcoalpeoplearen'ttheonlyhumanssufferingonEarthrightnow.Nevertheless,afterseeingthisfilmyou'llthinkmorespecificallyabouttheirplight.Weallloseasthey'reforcedtoteardownmorepreciousforestlandtoproduceironfortherestofusandfeedthemselves.…