Movie

Strife

1988 · 131 min

A tense, dialogue-driven chamber piece that feels like a pressure cooker of ideologies and human cost.

Overview: At the Trenartha Tin Plate Works a bitter industrial dispute has lasted five months. The founder of the company, the staunch conservative John Anthony, refuses to accede to the demands of the workforce, despite the cessation of output and the resultant decline in share value and despite the human suffering the strike is causing, especially to the families of the workers. Equally uncompromising is the strike leader David Roberts, who even opposes his own union by holding out for the workers' demands.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, power, work, family
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
power
work
family
morality
Places: workplace
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none