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A Matter of Sex

1984 · 100 min

A sober, earnest docudrama that makes a small-town labor standoff feel quietly heroic and emotionally stirring.

Overview
Dramatization of the true story of the so-called Willmar Eight, a group of Minnesota bank workers who braved freezing conditions whilst picketing their branch in a struggle for union rights.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • gender
  • class
  • power
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Lee Grant
Written by
Joyce Eliason
Starring
Jean Stapleton, Dinah Manoff, Judge Reinhold, Nancy Beatty, J. Winston Carroll, Peter Dvorsky, Jeannie Elias, Gillian Farrell
Cinematography
Fred Murphy
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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