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White Coal

2015 · 70 min

A slow, contemplative essay film that lingers on landscapes and labour, inviting quiet reflection rather than narrative momentum.

Directed by
Georg Tiller
Overview
An industrial film on two kinds of labour: socialist and capitalist. A poetic investigation of human relations with the soil and the Earth. A striking journey from Poland to Taiwan that makes us think, contemplate and dream. Pure film.

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  • DocAlliance Films
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Directed by
Georg Tiller
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • class
  • environment
  • power
  • isolation
Places
  • workplace
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Georg Tiller
Runtime
70 min
Country
Austria, Poland, Taiwan
Languages
Mandarin, English

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